Naomi parted her lips open and lowered her head. “I… I don’t have their contact numbers.”Other than Ryleigh, she did not have the contact numbers of her other friends.Lucy gave her a puzzled look. “What? No way. That’s too nerdy. You need to have your own friends.”Just when Naomi was about to say something, she suddenly shouted, “Watch out!”It was already too late by the time Lucy reacted. At the same time as she stomped on the brake, the front of the car hit a vehicle that was stopped in front of her waiting for a red light.Lucy forced herself to calm down, and she was slightly stunned. “Oh my gosh, I just rear-ended someone… Can you see what kind of car it is?”Lucy did not know what kind of car it was, but judging from the logo, it seemed to her that it was an expensive car, and she was worried that she couldn’t afford to pay.Naomi looked at the logo and said, “It’s a Land Rover. Looking at the model, it should be the 3.0 L6 series. It's worth at least a few hundred tho
“Either you pay the money, or none of you will leave today!” The man hissed. More and more cars began to gather around them, disrupting the traffic flow. The sound of the horn resounded continuously, and there were passersby on both sides. “How could you do that?” Lucy shouted nervously, “We already said we'd pay you, but $15,000 is too much for us. Can't we work something else out?”The man spat at the ground and said, “Work something else out? I just want money. Don't think that just because you two are women, I won't dare to do anything.”Naomi looked at him calmly and said, “The manufacturer's price for the model of your car is about $270,000, and it's the cheapest model. The annual full coverage insurance cost is $4,200, and even if you've included the gas fee, parking fee, and road toll for a year, it only takes you about $15,000 to keep a car, but you're asking for $15,000 just because of a little scratch? Go ask the insurance company yourself and see if they'll give you
Naomi looked at Francisco.‘So, he’s a prosecutor?’He was the one who had helped her last time, and then he helped her again this time.Francisco looked at Naomi and squinted. He had not recognized her until now. He had come to help them because it seemed to him that they were in trouble, and now, upon closer inspection, he felt that the woman in front of him was familiar.Naomi suddenly remembered something and pulled out $4 out of her purse. “Sir, this is the money for the coffee last time. Thank you very much.”Francisco was stunned. His memories were slowly coming back to him as he said, “Are you the woman from that day?”Naomi nodded with a smile on her face.Francisco laughed and rubbed his temples helplessly. He pushed the money back to her and said, “I think I’ve already told you that you don’t need to give me back the money. Consider it a treat from me.”“No, you have to take money. I can’t let you treat me for nothing.” Naomi pushed the money back to Francisco. “Besi
Naomi lifted her head, looked at the bonsai flowers on the windowsill, and thought of that man subconsciously again. She knew about the Bouchers and also Helios, and it was the first time she got to know the second heir of the Bouchers.…Coralia was extremely cold and was covered in snow during the winter. Maisie was wearing a white down jacket, and her face was flushed from the cold as soon as she got out of the car.Nolan wrapped a scarf around her neck and could not help but chuckle. “It’s said that women are more resistant to cold than men, yet look at you.”Maisie refuted angrily, “That’s not an absolute thing. It depends on the person too!”Nolan covered her freezing cheeks with his warm palms. “Isn’t it colder in Morwich during the winter?”Maisie responded with a hum and lowered her eyelids. “That’s why I don’t leave home.”He stroked the ends of her hair. “Let’s find ourselves a hot spring hotel to stay for the night first, and I’ll accompany you back to Vanderbilts an
At Bassburgh, at Soul…Lucy had become even closer to Naomi because of yesterday’s incident. She even sat with Naomi during lunch.Probably because Lucy had always been an enthusiastic and talkative person, and Naomi was a rather introverted woman, their interaction made it look like Naomi was very offhand with Lucy.After finishing her lunch, Naomi left the office restaurant first, and two female staff members approached Lucy. “Lulu, why are you paying so much attention to Naomi? All she’s been doing is giving the cold shoulder all this while.”“You’ve misunderstood Naomi. She didn’t ignore me.” Lucy lifted her head, looked at them, and added, “She’s actually quite a nice person instead of the sort of person that we thought she was.”“But do you know her as well as you think you do?” The female employee looked around and continued. “I heard someone saying that Naomi came to the company in a luxury car this morning, and the man who sent her looks quite old. Not to mention that she
The taxi stopped outside the gate, and Maisie got out of the car with Nolan. She then stood outside the gate for a long time and did not go in.Nolan looked down at her. “Don’t you want to go in?”“I’ve returned to my family’s ancestral mansion to visit them out of the blue. Madam Vanderbilt will definitely be startled, won’t she?” She inserted both hands into her pockets, and she seemed to be able to imagine Madam Vanderbilt’s expression.Nolan pushed open the gate for her, and Maisie followed him in. There was still snow that had been shoveled and piled up on the ground of the huge courtyard, a layer of frost had formed on the bare branches, and even the windows were fogged.The door was half-open, and a strange middle-aged woman came out after a while. She was holding a basin of water in her hand and was stunned when she saw Nolan and Maisie. “May I know who you’re looking for?”Maisie did not answer the question and asked, “Are Grandmother and Uncle Yorick in?”The middle-age
Maisie did not plan to stay for lunch. She had come here just to tell Yorick about Hector’s plan to go abroad and left after achieving her objective.Maisie was so hungry on the way back that her stomach started gurgling.Nolan could not help but laugh out loud. “Didn’t you just tell your uncle that you’re not hungry?”Maisie pouted. “Can’t you hear that the gurgling has just started?”He held her in his arms and rested his chin on the top of her head. “What do you feel like eating?”Maisie gave it a thought. “I want to eat the Schweinshaxe that’s very famous among the locals. I really want to eat that now.”Nolan’s eyes curved into two crescents. “Okay.”At Soul…After a few female staff members went to the restroom, they stood in front of the sinks to wash their hands, retouched their makeup, and chit-chatted during their spare time.“Naomi can actually afford such a luxurious phone case. She must have found herself a sugar daddy, right?”“Who knows? But it’s no wonder she’
Lucy explained, “Actually, it’s just that they don’t know you too well. That’s why they think of you as such a person. However, I still want to ask you about something, and that is...”She turned to look at Naomi. “Is your phone really that expensive?”Naomi was dumbfounded for a few seconds. “My phone’s case?”She did not seem to understand why Lucy would pay attention to her phone case and replied, “The phone already came with a case when my dad bought me the phone, and I didn’t ask how much it cost.”“Your dad?” Lucy was stunned.Naomi gave off a helpless look. “Yeah, my dad, my father.”Lucy took a deep breath and realized something in a daze. “So the one who sends you to work every morning is actually...”Naomi lowered her gaze, probably because she had guessed what the staff had been talking about behind her. “Yeah, that’s my father.”‘So it’s her father!’Lucy finally felt relieved and laughed. “You’ve really hidden it well. I’m right. You’re definitely not someone that