Chapter 20

"Charles, you—" Naomi gaped at the hampers strewn across Charles's trunk, unsure of how to react. She did not expect him to prepare such lavish gifts when visiting her parents; she simply invited him for a simple meal! Although she knew that Charles was just doing this out of courtesy, she could not help feeling this was a little much. Charles prepared so many items that both his hands were soon full. When he noticed the look on Naomi's face, he realized that he must have come off too strong and quickly explained, "I didn't know what your parents liked, so I bought a little bit of everything. I hope that's alright." Naomi never met anyone who would go to such great lengths to treat her parents like this, so she was a little stunned. Finally, after a long pause, she replied, "Of course it's alright, Charles. Thank you." "No, don't thank me. In a way, I also wanted to thank you for helping me this time." Naomi, knowing Charles, tried to distract him so they did not need to linger