Chapter 1158

Naomi realized the implications of her previous question and instinctively wanted to explain. However, she was cut off by Scott, who answered her unspoken question. She was stunned. Scott continued, "But I didn't let them get close to me. I didn't let them touch me." He used them, not her, indicating that such situations had occurred multiple times. Naomi found herself at a loss for words. She was an ordinary person, not a saint, and she, too, felt insecurity and fear. After marrying Scott, they had not shared a bed, and he was often away on business trips, leaving her worried. Though she trusted his character and knew the Lawson family would not raise someone with poor morals, she was still a newlywed wife and could not help but occasionally have wild thoughts. She could not change certain realities, such as his work and frequent travel. All she could do was reassure herself not to let her worries affect him. She comforted herself through those uneasy days, eventually fin