"He was so good at pretending. Perhaps, this is just his true colors."Naomi’s lips twitched and curved into a bitter smile. She had the best first-hand experience these past ten years. At that moment, Naomi suddenly thought of another possibility. If that was truly Scott's personality then was it possible that he had planned for her mom’s death?"Lucy, I plan to restart the investigation regarding the air accident back then. I don’t believe that my mom really died because of an accident!""I don't believe it either."Lucy’s gaze grew stern. She held Naomi’s shoulder and said, "However, this is not the most important thing right now. You have to focus on getting into college. Live your life the way you want to in the present and not the past. I'll help you with the investigation on what happened back then." "Lucy, thanks. Also…" Naomi paused and removed the Ocean Star from her neck and returned it to Lucy."What are you doing?"Lucy looked at Naomi with a puzzled lo
"Uh… So you're home…"Naomi snorted and laughed awkwardly. She had acted rashly in the car the other day and made Mister Daddy angry. Since then, she had been trying to find the right time to apologize. However, she was too embarrassed to give him the apology and gift face-to-face. How could she live with that?She originally planned on secretly placing the gift in the bedroom and writing an apology note. Who knew that she would have accidentally bumped into him as soon as she had returned! She really wanted to hit herself for the failure!"Where else would I be?"Jack narrowed his eyes at Naomi and snorted coldly.In order to support her, he had allowed the president of Cezanne to extort an obscene amount of money from him!What a heartless little one! She did not even give him her thanks!"Why are you home so late?"Although Jack was unhappy at heart, he just could not help but ask out of worry for Naomi. "I—"Naomi could hear his worry and lowered her head in guilt. M
Jack stopped smiling and casually reminded her about the leftovers."I'll go and have a look." Naomi headed to the kitchen immediately. She remembered the suit and turned back to him."That suit suits you a lot.""I'll think about it."Jack acted like he did not like the suit and responded indifferently. Then, he went back to his room.Naomi walked to the kitchen to look for food. When she saw the red box on the dining table, she screamed excitedly."Ah!!! It’s Creek's Barbecue! Creek's Barbecue!"Naomi did not expect the so-called leftovers to be from Creek's Barbecue! The takeaway barbecue was still hot!She had been craving barbecue for a long time!Jack could hear the little girl’s excited scream from his room. He did not have to look. He could imagine her excitement. "Isn’t it just barbecue? Does she have to be this excited?"Jack picked up the suit and looked at it with disdain.Bang! Someone opened the bedroom door. In the next second, Naomi came running into his ar
Naomi's eyes widened in shock. Did she just—In that instant, Jack was transformed. It was as if she were looking at him through a filter. Somehow, he looked extraordinarily handsome and charming!Was it an illusion? Why was her heart beating so wildly?"What's wrong?"Jack saw Naomi stiffen suddenly and wanted to approach her. Then, Naomi suddenly returned to her senses and pushed his hand away."It's nothing! Don't touch my head so casually!"Naomi's voice was high-pitched with panic. She quickly looked away and made herself appear busy, putting ingredients on the hotplate. Jack remained unbothered and retracted his hand. He rested his arm on the back of Naomi’s chair. He touched his forehead with his other hand as he watched Naomi busy herself with the hotpot.He could not understand his earlier actions. Why had he suddenly reached for her? With her back facing Jack, Naomi took a few deep breaths. When she looked at him, his usual poker face was back in place. It must h
He strode over to Naomi and took his phone back with a fierce look."Why did you answer my call? Who allowed you to do that?""I didn’t do it on purpose. I wanted to take the phone to you, but I had accidentally—"Naomi quickly tried to explain herself but Jack did not let her finish. He took his phone and went back to his room. Bang!He slammed the door shut. All the warmth in the house turned cold. She stopped cooking the food. All that was left was cold food and cold hearts. "Stupid Daddy! He’s so unreasonable!"Naomi felt frustrated. She could not get rid of her frustration.Jack came out of his room an hour later. He saw Naomi cleaning up in the kitchen.She had her back against him, and she looked lonely and pitiful. Jack furrowed his brow. Earlier the spicy food had made him uncomfortable and he had lost his temper He ended up speaking harshly to her.He took a step into the kitchen, but then he turned around and left the house. He shut the door resolutely, lea
"I really respect you for this. Others would have just given up a long time ago."Susan sighed."Anyway, I’ll support you no matter what happens. I’ll be by your side!""I know. You have always been my best friend!"Naomi beamed and behaved like a spoilt child with Susan."Let’s not talk about this anymore. You shone at last night's event, and Clarissa will not forgive you for that. You’ll have to do your best!""Of course! Just wait and see!"Naomi smiled.All this while she had been on the defensive when it came to Clarissa and the rest of them. She had gone with the flow and had always defended herself against their schemes. Now, it was finally the time to go on the offensiveNaomi ended the call with Susan. After hanging up, she caught sight of a plush toy from the corner of her periphery. It immediately reminded her of Jack.She pouted. Then, she grabbed the plush toy and turned it over to face the sofa’s backrest."Hmph! You should face the wall and repent for your si
Naomi had chased her out of the hotel and had embarrassed her at yesterday's event. She would make Naomi pay for what she had done. Class A was her turf. She had to make Naomi leave class A in tears! "Enough," Naomi said and threw her bag on the desk.Bam—! The sudden loud noise scared the group of people into silence."Seems like all of you have forgotten who I am—"Naomi pinched her eyebrows impatiently. She grew impatient with their childish ways of picking a fight. They were too naive!"Let’s make this quick. Will you all be coming at me one by one or together?"Naomi tilted her head and cracked her knuckles. The sound of her cracking knuckles sounded especially terrifying.She spoke slowly as she advanced toward them. She deliberately made herself look vicious. The students arrogance was quickly replaced. The looks on their faces changed. They were all intimidated by her menacing aura. As they recalled Naomi's 'glorious deeds' in school, they all made way for Naomi t
At the same time, Naomi noticed that someone was sneaking a glance at her. She spun around with her hand resting upon her cheek. She leveled an intent stare at Clarissa and said, "Clarissa, I heard that you are only concerned with your studies. You should study hard for your upcoming entrance exam in the afternoon later, okay?""Of… Of course!"Clarissa met Naomi's eyes. She was so terrified that she stuttered.The representatives from the Royal Medical School would be coming to Saint Joseph's High School this afternoon to hold a special entrance exam session. She could completely trample Naomi under her feet as long as she passed the exam!'Naomi, you'll soon be crying!'As she held that thought, she smiled viciously.The school bell finally rang. Johnson left a bottle of milk on her table in a show of support and encouragement. "Clarissa, do your best later!""Thank you, John."Clarissa purposely gave Johnson a really sweet smile. The latter was pleased and left happily.