Who’s the Dog Now? novel Chapter 56

Seeing an unfamiliar local number on her screen, she hesitated for a moment before answering.

“Hello, this is Naomi.”

Colin was taken aback by her formal tone. “Hey, Naomi! Why are you being so distant with us? Did you not save my number?”

Naomi fell silent.

In reality, she hadn’t just not saved it; she had deleted it but forgotten to block him.

Since she had decided to cut ties with Zebulon, it made no sense to keep his friends’ numbers.

“I’m sorry, can I help you?” Naomi’s voice was icy.

Colin felt a pang of awkwardness. Normally, his pride would have made him hang up after such a cold reception.

But he was worried about Zebulon. “Um, Naomi,” he began softly, “has Zebulon contacted you at all?”

Colin waited anxiously for her reply.

Instead, he heard the dial tone.

Colin stared at his phone in disbelief.

“What the hell? Naomi is really serious this time! She hung up on me the second I mentioned Zebulon!”

Jonathan scoffed.

“When has Naomi ever really stood up for herself?”

“Whatever. It’s better if she’s not involved right now. Let’s just go.”

Colin agreed. Since Zebulon hadn’t contacted Naomi, it was probably best to focus on finding him.

He didn't want this to blow up into something they couldn't control.

After all, they had all gone out drinking together. If there were consequences, they would all be in trouble.

“Naomi!”

Zebulon’s voice was laced with exasperation.

She heard the sound of hurried footsteps behind her. Naomi knew she couldn’t outrun him, and this was the women's dormitory. A chase would attract unwanted attention.

She felt a surge of irritation. What did Zebulon want now?

He had been so annoyed when she used to chase him. Why was he the one relentlessly pursuing her now?

Naomi walked to a secluded spot and turned to face him, her voice cold with anger. “What exactly do you want?”

Zebulon had a million things he wanted to say to her, but her attitude caught him off guard.

The helplessness he felt after waking up next to another woman morphed into raw accusation. “Naomi, what is your problem?”

“Did our relationship ever mean anything to you? Are you a liar? You’re the one who promised you’d always be there for me. How can you just cut me off like this?”