Chapter 1027

The entire living room was brightly lit, and the television was playing a drama series that aired at 8 p.m. on the dot every night. However, the volume had been deliberately turned down and was barely even audible. Of course, there was not even anyone watching it. A chessboard had been set up in the middle of the coffee table, with two men, one older, and one younger, sitting across from each other on stools, engaged in a chess competition. It was none other than Dean and Scott. Naomi was so stunned by this sight that she could not even utter a word. Despite it being a peaceful and rather heartwarming scene, she could not even muster a flicker of a smile at this. She thought she would be able to hide from Scott back in her hometown, but it turned out she was wrong. She could not avoid him while they were in Herland, so she had been desperate to get home, but Scott managed to outsmart her by tricking her to Willowstown. Even then, Naomi thought she would finally get some peace