Chapter 1830

On the fourth ring, Donna's voice bubbled through the line, "Naomi!" Her voice was all warmth and smiles, Belle must be up. "Mom, is Belle up now?" Naomi inquired. "Hehe, yep, she's been up since just past ten." "She's been up since then?" "Yep, I was gonna ring you, but Belle told me not to. She said you were swamped and didn't want to bug you at work, so she's been entertaining herself at home." Naomi's mind flashed back to a promise she made that morning, to call her mom before noon to talk about lunch plans. However, she was so wrapped up in work talk, she spaced on it. Naomi suddenly remembered and blurted out, "Mom, we won't be back for lunch. Quentin reserved a spot at a restaurant, so we'll eat there." Donna chuckled upon hearing that, not the least bit taken aback. "I figured as much. You haven't called, which told me you were swamped. And a busy bee like you definitely wouldn't swing by home for lunch." Naomi grinned, "I got caught up talking business trips with Que