Insults

Naomi didn’t receive Jovita’s call until the afternoon. She had filmed a video in the morning, edited and uploaded it, had lunch, and then took a nap—only to be woken up by the ringing phone.

“Hello, who is this?”

Still drowsy, her voice was a little hoarse. Combined with her sleepy tone, her words sounded weak. But in Jovita’s ears, it was as if Naomi had really cheated on her son.

“Well, well, you little tramp. I was wondering why you blocked me—turns out you’re off sneaking around with other men! Just wait till I beat the hell out of you!”

Sitting beside her, Kalea naturally heard the voice from the call. She had only been making baseless accusations, assuming that Naomi wouldn’t cheat because she loved her brother. But that voice—how could it not spark people’s imagination?

So her brother really got cheated on.

Naomi was fully awake now after the scolding. She looked at the number again—unfamiliar, but it was from Elaris too.

From the voice, it sounded like a middle-aged woman. Hearing the crude insults, Naomi’s expression turned cold. “Ma’am, who even are you? Do I know you? You say I blocked you? Who do you think you are that I’d bother blocking you?”

Jovita didn’t expect that Naomi, even after being caught red-handed, would show no shame or remorse—and speak so righteously! Her face turned red with fury.

“Good, very good. Let’s see how you explain this to Kael when he gets back! And you’d better get your ass back here immediately!”

Naomi was completely baffled. Kael? Who the hell was Kael? She must have called the wrong number.

“Lady, if your brain’s not working right, I suggest you check into a mental hospital. Don’t just call random people and shout nonsense.” With that, Naomi hung up the phone, and for good measure, blocked the number.

Hearing the busy tone on the line, Jovita was so furious she threw the phone to the floor. Kalea, watching her phone smash into pieces, was heartbroken—that was her phone!

The maids didn’t dare say a word.

“Mommy, is Naomi not coming back?”

“That woman dares to be so bold? Call your brother and tell him to get back here right now!”

Kalea pouted. Her brother was probably still indulging in that woman’s tender affection. Why would he come back? That woman was shameless too, seducing a married man.

“Mommy, you broke my phone. You’ll have to make the call.”

She wasn’t going to call him herself—if she did, her brother would just scold her again.

Jovita looked at the shattered phone on the floor and felt an even bigger headache coming on.

She immediately pulled out her own phone and dialed an international number to her son. But as soon as the call connected, it was a woman’s voice that answered.

“Hello, Auntie. Kael is in the shower. If you have a message, I can pass it on.”

That’s right—it was Danna Lynn who answered. She wasn’t lying. Kael had just spilled coffee on himself, so he was indeed showering.

And she happened to see that the incoming call was labeled “Mom.” Naturally, she wanted the Rhodes to know that Kael was with her.

She knew full well the Rhodes looked down on her background—but so what? Kael was still with her!

Before Jovita could say anything, she was already fuming. She knew her son—back in college, he had someone he liked. She never thought they were still in contact. So, all these years abroad, he had been with this woman?

No way. Absolutely not. Even if Naomi wasn’t perfect, she was still a daughter of the Swifts. What was this woman compared to that?

“Who are you? Get out of my son’s room immediately. Don’t you dare covet what doesn’t belong to you.” Jovita snapped harshly.

Danna’s eyes darkened. She knew Mrs. Rhodes would say this.

So, she instantly switched to a pitiful tone. “Auntie, I think there’s a misunderstanding. This is actually my room. Kael just stained his clothes and went to wash them. That’s all.”

“Slut. You’re all sluts. I’m warning you—get out of there!”

Jovita was so furious she could barely speak, just repeating curses over and over. Danna, hearing that the water had stopped in the bathroom, hurriedly hung up and deleted the call history.

Kael came out drying his hair and asked casually, “Were you on the phone just now?”

He had been showering but thought he heard someone talking outside.

Danna stayed calm. “Yeah, my agent called.”

Looking at Kael’s handsome face, and the defined abs hidden under his bathrobe, Danna slowly walked up and took the towel from his hand.

“Kael, do you know? The first time I saw you in college, I fell for you. But back then, I wasn’t good enough for you.”

Kael glanced down at her delicate fingers, and his breath faltered slightly.

“Love doesn’t care about whether you’re ‘good enough’ or not. Danna, you’re an amazing woman.”

Danna’s eyes were full of tears, putting all her acting skills on display:

“Then why, after all this time, when we’ve met again, don’t you want to be with me?”

That’s right. Even though Kael spent all his time with her and treated her with care, he had never truly taken her.

She was afraid that once he returned home, Naomi would lure him back. So she had to make the first move. If she could get pregnant, she’d like to see whether that Mrs. Rhodes would still dare to stop her from entering the Rhodes.

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