Chapter 1089

A loud sound reverberated from the doorway, abruptly halting the servant mid-sentence and causing Christine's cough to momentarily cease. Both turned their attention to the doorway, where Olivia stood frozen. And there, standing cold and formidable before Olivia, was Kent. ... Horizon City. Naomi woke up as usual according to her biological clock, and upon waking, she habitually checked the time on her bedside table with her phone. Unexpectedly, as the screen lit up, an unread message caught her eye. Still groggy from just waking up, Naomi lay in bed staring at the unread message on her phone. Especially bewildering was the name of the sender. It was Charles? Images of Charles's face before he left last night flashed through her mind, words unspoken but lingering. At this moment, Naomi became fully awake. Sitting up in bed, she leaned against the headboard, rubbed her eyes to clear away the sleepiness, and then looked at the message on the screen again. It was indeed from C