Chapter 414

Within seconds, the merry atmosphere came to an abrupt halt as everyone looked toward the door. No one dared to say anything when they saw Brendan standing there. After all, almost everyone there knew about his relationship with Naomi. In the end, Mason broke the ice with a smile and exclaimed, "Brendan, you're home. You came just in time before we left." Brendan scanned the room with his hands in his pockets. After his eyes briefly stopped on Naomi, he looked away. When Naomi glanced at Mason, he explained hurriedly, "Naomi, when I called Brendan, he did say that he was on a business trip. I told him that if he could make it in time, he could come, but if he couldn't, then that was okay too. Who knew…" Before Mason had the chance to finish, Naomi looked away. She couldn't be bothered to hear his explanation. After all, it wasn't a huge issue whether Brendan had shown up or not. However, after 20 days of not seeing each other, she noticed that Brendan looked much thinner th