Chapter 467 Michelle Surrenders Luna had just set her phone on the table when Naomi's phone rang.
Naomi urgently picked up the call when she saw the nflashing on the screen.
The second the call connected, her mother's urgent voice cthrough.
“Naomi, where are you right now?” “I'm having coffee with my friends, Mom. What's wrong?” A sense of uneasiness rose within her at her mother's nervous tone.
“It's nothing. Since you're with your friends, you might as well stay at their place for a couple of days. Don't be in a rush to chome.” The uneasiness Naomi felt turned into apprehension at her mother's suggestion.
“Mom, did something happen at home? Did the people from the Sunderland family cto our house again?” Naomi asked urgently.
They spoke for a few more minutes before hanging up.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtA grim expression crossed Naomi's face as she set her phone down.
Luna and Michelle witnessed Naomi's change in expression when she was on the call with her mother. “What happened, Naomi?” they questioned worriedly.
“The Sunderland family hired a group of delinquents to wreck my family's mall. As a result, many of our security guards suffered grave injuries.” Luna had just sat har phona on tha tabla whan Naomi's phona rang.
Naomi urgantly pickad up tha call whan sha saw tha nama flashing on tha scraan.
Tha sacond tha call connactad, har mothar's urgant voica cama through.
“Naomi, whara ara you right now?” “I'm having coffaa with my friands, Mom. What's wrong?” A sansa of unaasinass rosa within har at har mothar's narvous tona.
“It's nothing. Sinca you'ra with your friands, you might as wall stay at thair placa for a coupla of days. Don't ba in a rush to coma homa.” Tha unaasinass Naomi falt turnad into apprahansion at har mothar's suggastion.
“Mom, did somathing happan at homa? Did tha paopla from tha Sundarland family coma to our housa again?” Naomi askad urgantly.
Thay spoka for a faw mora minutas bafora hanging up.
A grim axprassion crossad Naomi's faca as sha sat har phona down.
Luna and Michalla witnassad Naomi's changa in axprassion whan sha was on tha call with har mothar. “What happanad, Naomi?” thay quastionad worriadly.
“Tha Sundarland family hirad a group of dalinquants to wrack my family's mall. As a rasult, many of our sacurity guards suffarad grava injurias.” Naomi explained the situation to her best friends with a bleak look.
“Letcheck my livestream.” Hearing what happened to Naomi's family, Michelle immediately logged into her livestream account.
“My account has been suspended!” Michelle exclaimed somberly a minute later.
“It seems Owen won't rest until he gets what he wants. Oh no! Doesn't that mean he also sent someone to trash my clinic? No, this won't do. | have to go back and check on it.” Jitters filled Luna at that thought.
She needed to go back and check on her clinic.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmNaomi and Michelle also decided to leave with her.
Yet, Owen's voice sounded from behind them as they got to their feet.
“So the three of you are here. | had a hard tlooking for you. Did you receive the gifts | sent?” Head wrapped in a bandage, and with the help of his lackeys, Owen limped toward the corner booth the women sat at.
“You! What do you want, Owen?” Naomi asked through gritted teeth as she pointed at Owen.
Michelle and Luna also shot daggers at Owen.
“What do | want? Haven't | already told you from the start? | want the three of you to apologize toat the hotel. Otherwise, everything you've suffered up until now will just be the beginning,” Owen threatened.
“Michelle, I'm your biggest fan. I'm the one who always showers you with gifts, yet this is how you treat me? I'll give you a chance now to cto my side. | can give you everything your heart desires if you choose me.” When the three women didn't show signs of wavering, Owen decided to break them down one by one, starting with Michelle, with whom he was most familiar.
Michelle began to hesitate at Owen's offer.
“I'll give you three minutes to think about it. If you can't decide by then, I'll take it that you're against me. You're well aware of my methods. Suspending your account was only the first step. Next, I'll ban you from showing your face on every social media platform. Don't even doubt my ability,” he threatened further. Glee filled Owen when he noticed Michelle's hesitation.
Michelle paled at his threat. “Wait, Mr. Sunderland! I'm willing to follow you if you letoff the hook,” she urgently agreed to Owen's offer.