Chapter 123

Hearing Brendan's emotionless voice, Ronald quickly reported, "Brendan, Maximus just called Naomi." On the other end of the line, Brendan's voice turned stern. "You went to see my wife this early in the morning?" Ronald felt speechless before hurriedly explaining, "I went to Naomi to report what happened that night and see how she felt. I wanted to make things right with you." This time, Brendan got straight to the point. "Ronald, if you keep pushing Naomi to divorce me, don't expect to stay in Ashburgh." Ronald was surprised and raised his voice. "Brendan, you don't want a divorce, do you? You should have told me sooner! I could have put in some good words for you." "Do I look like I need your help?" Brendan snapped and added impatiently, "Why did Maximus call Naomi?" Returning to the topic, Ronald got excited and quickly exclaimed, "I didn't hear everything, but he did ask her out for dinner tonight. But Naomi didn't have the time and refused." Ronald continued with frustratio