Chapter 160

Brendan's face soured. "Why would I care about whether she's happy or not?" Then, he continued, "I've told you countless times that there's nothing between us." Naomi said between mouthfuls of nuts, "I didn't realize you're so good at making excuses." "I don't understand. Can you stop being jealous?" Brendan's fair face showed signs of tipsiness. The metal-framed glasses clipped on his nose made him look handsome and a little cocky. Naomi didn't like hearing that. She stuffed a walnut into his mouth. "Don't start. You're not important enough to me to make me jealous." Brendan was silent for a while. He then complained, "Naomi, can't you fucking peel the walnut before you put it into my mouth?" Brendan's loud complaint made everyone look toward him. When they saw him spit out an unshelled walnut, they all began grinning. "Mr. Ludwig, walnuts need to be shelled." "That's right, Mr. Ludwig." "Mr. Ludwig, I heard that you're eating here. We're here to toast you." Suddenly