Naomi wasn’t deliberately avoiding them. After all, everyone had seen Naomi eating at the hotel these past few days—it was obvious she had someone cooking just for her.
They’d all seen her TikTok videos. She clearly wasn’t short on cash.
“Naomi, you don’t have to avoid me. Come eat with us,” Kael suddenly said, breaking the silence on set.
Instantly, whispers spread across the set like wildfire. So they did know each other. The look in everyone’s eyes was now pure gossip-mode, like they were watching the latest juicy drama unfold in real time.
Naomi nearly laughed out of frustration. Who was avoiding who? Even if she was avoiding him, did he really not have a shred of self-awareness? And now he had the nerve to ask her to eat with him?
“I barely even know you. Why would I eat with you?”
Kael’s brows twitched. Barely know?
Just then, a delivery
Naomi had just been walking toward them. The moment she saw the change in Alistair’s expression, something in her instinct kicked in—she dove and rolled to the side. Even then, a bullet grazed her arm, and blood started to seep out.“Sis!”Tristo turned around and saw a scene that made his blood boil—Caden had a gun in his hand.Caden’s eyes were bloodshot. Even though he had been beaten to the point where he could barely stand, seeing Naomi’s back turned triggered a wave of rage. Thoughts of his girlfriend’s betrayal, and how Naomi had humiliated him today, overwhelmed him. He pulled out a gun from inside his jacket and fired at her.He hadn’t expected her to dodge.Tristo grabbed Alistair like a rag doll and dragged him behind a table for cover. When he saw Naomi’s bleeding arm, a bloodthirsty smile curled on his lips. It was the first time anyone had ever managed to hurt his sister.
Caden’s lackeys looked like they had it in the bag, all grinning from ear to ear.Even Caden himself had a smug little smirk tugging at the corners of his lips. Sure, it wasn’t perfect, but it was passable. As long as the woman didn’t miss the target completely, it was already considered a win.Alistair looked worriedly at Naomi standing up front with the gun. She didn’t look like someone who had ever touched a firearm before.Meanwhile, Tristo lounged casually in the back. Even if his sister had lost her memory, the body wouldn’t forget. Just like that day when she kicked a man in black flying—there was no way that was just a fluke.Up ahead, Naomi did feel something strange the moment she picked up the gun—a bizarre sense of familiarity and belonging. Thinking about her free-spirited life before losing her memory, she just couldn’t believe she’d ever fall for someone like Kael, let alone love him.
Naomi’s eyes turned icy. “A live target?”Caden thought she was scared and immediately sneered, “Well, if you don’t want to be my target, there’s another option. Give me a kiss, and I’ll let it go. One kiss in exchange for seventy million—sounds like a pretty sweet deal, huh?”The guys surrounding him burst out laughing, mocking her without any shame.“Bullsh*t! My sister-in-law isn’t someone you can disrespect!” Alistair snapped. He instantly regretted calling Naomi. If anything happened to her, not only would his older brother kill him, but he’d never forgive himself either.“Go, just leave me. Don’t worry about me,” Alistair said, stepping in front of her. Though only 18, he stood taller than Naomi. His quiet voice brought a faint smile to her lips. At least the kid had a conscience.Caden and the others were still expecting the woman to beg for mercy
Naomi’s voice was laced with coldness. “I hope this is the last time. I don’t want anything to do with the Rhodes. If any of you bother me again, don’t blame me for being rude to Rhodes Group. And don’t worry— even without my father stepping in, I can handle it myself.”With that, she shot a sharp glance at the driver. “Open the door.”The driver, intimidated by her aura, instinctively obeyed.Teddy…After stepping out of the car, Naomi’s gaze swept coldly across the butler and the bodyguards. The entire Rhodes—top to bottom—reeks of filth.So this is their low-class tactic? Trying to drive a wedge between her and Atlas? What a joke. But… speaking of that car accident, maybe she really should look into it.When Rue saw Naomi get out of the car, she immediately gave her a once-over. Only when she found no injuries did she finally relax. Thank goodness!
After saying goodbye to Naomi, Atlas boarded a flight to the United States. On the way, he received a call from Shadow Viper.When he saw the caller ID, a cold, sharp glint appeared in the man’s deep black eyes. “Speak,” he said bluntly.Atlas’s directness made Shadow Viper on the other end even more cautious about the matter. “Boss, we haven’t been able to get concrete information on those two for now, but one of them, the man named Finnick Doug, is related to the royal family of Viremont.”The current queen of Viremont’s royal family comes from the Doug family.“And the other one?” Atlas asked.Shadow Viper hesitated. “Boss, we haven’t found any information about him at all.” In fact, even with Finnick, they had only managed to find his royal connections—nothing more.Thinking back to the difficulties of the investigation, Shadow Viper reported seriously, &
“What?” Jax couldn’t believe his ears.Naomi—that fragile woman—had managed to seriously injure someone as ruthless as Kane?If he didn’t know Kael wasn’t the type to joke around, he would’ve thought this was some kind of twisted prank.But Kael’s eyes were sharp and cold. “Find out the truth. Don’t act rashly. She’s probably being protected in secret.”Jax scoffed in contempt. “Must be that man, Atlas. He probably arranged it. Bunch of useless showpieces.”The mention of Atlas’s name made Kael visibly uncomfortable.Jax then brought up the reason he’d come today. “Our guys found out Atlas’s flying to the US this afternoon. Should we send someone to teach him a lesson?”Right now, both the Knox family and Knox Group were being held up by Atlas alone. If anything were to happen to him, everything they had now