Chapter 325

Brendan noticed that Naomi was becoming increasingly stubborn and challenging to accommodate. When their eyes met and Brendan saw Naomi's unhappy expression, he didn't get angry with her. Instead, he took her by the wrist and led her outside of the building. Once outside, Brendan opened the passenger door and ushered Naomi in. After Brendan had put Naomi in the car, she didn't bother to fasten her seat belt. She crossed her arms over her chest and turned to look out the window. Seeing Naomi was unwilling to even look at him, Brendan leaned toward her and pulled the seat belt across to fasten it for her. In this position, he said, "There are some things I don't know how to explain to you. But there won't be anything between me and Sophia." Listening to him, Naomi chuckled and said, "If there won't be anything, why would you help her like that? If you can trample on my family's interests for her, what's preventing you from taking everything from me?" Brendan replied, "That won't