My ex husband wants me back (Daven and Althea) novel Chapter 840

And Brandon did not seem bothered by it in the slightest. On the contrary, he waited patiently for whatever answer Naomi would give.

“I understand,” he finally said as he slowly swirled the wine in his glass. “A relationship like that isn’t always easy to explain.”

His tone was light, almost like ordinary small talk. But before Naomi could begin to feel relieved, Brandon continued.

“If there’s really no relationship between you and Mr. Chris—”

He paused for a moment. His gaze settled directly on Naomi.

“May I pursue you?”

For a fraction of a second, Naomi genuinely thought she had misheard him.

And she was not the only one. Several people around them seemed to freeze as well.

Chris, who had looked relaxed until now, slowly lowered his glass. Meanwhile, Falcon immediately lifted his head. If he had not been standing in the middle of a crowded hall, he might have already marched over to Brandon and beaten him mercilessly.

Even Silas, standing not far from them, appeared tense.

Yet Brandon remained as calm as before.

“I also asked Mr. Cale for permission beforehand,” he continued casually. “It seems you respect him a great deal. Like an older brother you can rely on. So I thought asking his permission would be a proper sign of respect.”

This time, nearly all attention in the room shifted to Cale.

Naomi turned to look at him as well, and just as she had expected, the man had absolutely no intention of helping her. Cale simply stood there with the same calm expression that always managed to irritate Naomi. As though whatever came out of her mouth tonight was something she would have to deal with on her own.

Naomi’s gaze moved from Cale to Brandon. Then, without realizing it, swept across the other faces surrounding them: Silas, Falcon, the members of the Devereux family.

And finally returned to Cale.

No one was going to help her answer this question. For the first time since entering the hall, Naomi realized that everyone was waiting for her choice.

Not Cale’s choice or Chris’s.

Not the Devereux family’s either.

Her choice.

How strange.

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