Female Novel
Chapter 71
Chapter 71 At Tarragon Bay. “Achoo! Achoo! Achoo!” On the other end of the phone, Susan askedworriedly, “Are you okay, Naomi?” “I‘m fine. Maybe my enemies are cursing me or something,” Naomireplied as she pulled up the blanket and snuggled into the couch. She held her phone in one hand andher laptop in the other. On the coffee table next to her was a bowl of unfinished instant noodles. It wasquite a pathetic
She suddenly found herself missing Mister Daddy’s cooking. Naomi shook her head violently the secondthat thought entered her mind and slapped her cheeks to wake herself up. Jack slammed the door in herface and left without so much as an apology after saying those horrible things to her the day before.Someone like that was not worth mulling over! Susan‘s anxious voice came through the phone onceagain. “Speaking of enemies, I‘m sure Clarissa is thinking of ways to get back at you after what you didtoday!”
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smirked, “I already have an idea about what she‘s planning.”
“Are you thinking of beating her at her own game?” Naomi tilted her head and smiled. “You know me sowell.” She stared at the screen in front of her, which displayed the Greens‘ recent stock prices. “By theway, what‘s the progress on that thing we talked about before?” Naomi added as her tone turned serious.It was a crucial part of her plan. “Don‘t worry, we got the deal. Your dad will never find out that ShawPharmaceuticals belongs to you!” “Perfect!” Naomi beamed. She had put together a few formulas andasked Susan to work with a few pharmaceutical factories to develop them. She had planned to slowlyexpand and go against the Greens, but she did not expect the performance of her family‘s company tobe so poor that she could surpass them in a matter of days.
Susan replied, “The only thing is that we‘ve used up all of the start–up capital...” Naomi respondedimmediately, “Don‘t worry, I‘ll handle the money. Actually, that will be settled anytime now!” “What are youplanning to do?”
“Just wait and see.” Naomi tapped away at her laptop keyboard and sent Nine a message. [Nine, I‘ll onlybe picking up orders of a million dollars and above from now on.] Naomi was about to respond toSusan‘s question when her phone suddenly started vibrating, signaling that another phone call wascoming in.
It was her father. novelbin
“Sorry, Susan. The person with the money just got here. I‘ll have to hang up now,” Naomi said. “Alright,I‘ll talk to you later,” Susan replied. Naomi ended the call with her friend and answered Scott’s call. “Whatdo you want?” “Come home for a bit tomorrow. There‘s something I need you to do.” His tone wasobnoxiously demanding as if Naomi was less than one of their servants. “Say whatever you need to sayon the phone!” Naomi responded coldly as she raised her brows. She no longer had a reason to showany respect to her scumbag of a father! “How dare you speak to me that way? Where are yourmanners?” Scott yelled furiously. Naomi glanced at the calendar on the coffee table, then asked, “Do youknow what day it is today?” “What?” Scott snapped in a confused tone, then continued, “You have noshame! How could you embarrass her in front of all of those people? She was even forced to drop out ofschool! Apologize to her immediately!” “Heh...”