Mag-log inWas this the reason Cale had always paid such unusual attention to Naomi? Why he cared about her in ways Lydia sometimes could not fully understand?Lydia looked back at her husband, her sharp gaze colder than Naomi had ever seen before.“So?” she asked slowly. “Is there another part of your life yo
The words slipped out lightly, carelessly, nothing more than a random comment from Naomi after realizing there had once been a piece of her past closely tied to someone as cold and untouchable as Cale Miller. Just a small joke after seeing the old photograph Cale had kept neatly tucked inside his wa
Naomi lowered her head even further, and this time her shoulders trembled slightly. Another sob escaped her lips.“Y-yeah, I know,” she whispered shakily. “And I’m really grateful. If you hadn’t been there, I don’t know what would’ve—”“Don’t think about that.”Naomi never expected Cale to suddenly
The moment they passed through the side corridor of the Miller family’s main house, the atmosphere immediately became far quieter compared to the foyer still filled with Josh and Grace’s voices.Naomi followed behind Cale in silence.He led her toward a study located at the end of the ground-floor h
The older man clicked his tongue softly. “If I keep lying in bed, your mother’s going to start treating me like a critically ill patient.”“That’s because you’re stubborn,” the woman beside him replied without hesitation. “The doctor still hasn’t allowed you to move around too much.”Josh immediatel
Josh and Grace finally quieted down, though both still looked slightly dissatisfied.Cale, on the other hand, only smirked faintly at the scene. He walked over to Daven before reaching out to gently touch Chase’s cheek.“How are you today, hm?” he asked in a low voice. “What have you been up to? Hav
“You should see this,” Lydia said as she turned on the flat-screen TV in the family room. Riana and Nathan looked startled by her words.“What’s going on?” one of them asked.Lydia let out a long breath. “Before that, I’ve already asked Josh and Grace to stay in the right-wing pavilion. Their privat
“I asked someone to keep an eye on Selena. You knew that, right?”Ah—right. One of Erick’s trusted people had been assigned to monitor Selena and her movements closely. “So what did he find?”“There was absolutely no change in her usual routine. Selena never met anyone else. All she did was shop, ta
“I didn’t realize you two were close,” Althea said, shifting slightly in her seat so she could speak more comfortably with Josh.The car rolled away from the restaurant at an easy pace. City lights flickered on one by one, their reflections sliding across the windows. Josh sat quietly in the passeng
“No,” she growled under her breath. “Not today.”Eli opened her eyes; her breath caught in her throat.“Tomorrow is important,” Selena continued, more to herself than to Eli. “Your face can’t look ruined.”Eli stared at her mother, confused. “Important for what?”“Go to your room,” Selena ordered. “







