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Chapter 173

Chapter 173

As soon as Lila’s roar came out, everyone present was silent. Kristina, Hayden, and Louisa just wanted to escape from this battlefield that did not belong to them.

Although they were gossipy, some gossipy was not suitable for them to hear and it might even cause them trouble.

Hayden was the only man in the ino and the only male designer of Naomi Design so far Kristina and Louisa unanimously pushed him out, pinched his arm at the same time, and motioned him to speak with their eyes. The three of them wanted to ask for permission to leave.

Although Naomi was looking at Lila, she also saw the small movements and thoughts of others. She glanced at Kristina, Hayden, and Louisa and slowly spoke. “Kristina. Hayden, and Louisa, you three are done here. You can go back to your posts!”

The three of thers said in unison. Thank you, Ms. Edwards. Thank you, Ms. Edwards. We will work hard to draw the design drafts and live up to your salary.”

With that, they rushed out of the meeting room.

“Hul. A bunch of simps Lila said disdainfully again. “Naomi, you will be abandoned by Shawn sooner or later.

“Don’t really think that everything will be fine if you hook up with Shawn. Nicolas is not the only one behind Rosalind.”

Naomi raised her eyebrows. “So there is someone behind you! Otherwise, you can’t be so fearless

I’m quite curious. Rosalind betrayed Freddy and cuckolded him more than once. Since you have a thing for Freddy, why don’t you want to deal with her but cooperate with her? Is it because Rosalind is so good at brainwashing, or you are so stupid to do such kinds of things!

Compared with Lila’s anger and embarrassment, Naomi was extremely calm. Her expression was calm and her tone was indifferent, as if she wasn’t the one being scolded.

Daisy said indignantly, “Lila, you said I was currying favor with Naomi. But what about you? Aren’t you currying favor with Rosalind? What did Rosalind give to you? Why did you ruin your career and reputation in this way!

“R&F Design sounds like a combination of Rosalind and Freddy. Since you have a thing for Freddy, how can you tolerate Rosalind, the cheating. mistress, but hate Naomi, who is originally innocent?”

“Naomi is innocent? Lila laughed so hard that tears came out of her eyes. “This is the funniest joke I’ve heard in my life for more than twenty years.

“Who is Naomi‘ She was adopted by the Edwards family: Why did the Edwards family adopt her? Because she can serve Rosalind. If it weren’t for the Edwards family, she would have died long ago. Don’t think I don’t know what kind of place SafeHarbor Children’s Home is.”

Naomi stared straight at Lila, and some deliberately dusty memories suddenly broke through the barrier at that moment. Lila in front of her suddenly turned into a little girl with shon hair and a fierce expression on her face. She was holding a canteen for watering flowers in her hand, which was full of ice cubes formed outside the window in winter. The ice cubes and water were poured on Naomi’s head.

The scene changed, and the little girl was punished by Vera for kneeling on the frozen concrete floor outside. Although it only took a while, it was enough for her to hate Naomi so much.

Her hatred–filled eyes overlapped with Lila in front of Naomi, and then gradually became clear.

More memories emerged. Naomi finally knew why Lila hated her so much.

Naomi chuckled gently. Her smile was even more reckless than Lila’s, and the sarcasm in her eyes was no longer covered up. “So you hate me not only because of Freddy, right?

“It’s also my fault that I deliberately sealed those painful memories

“Julia, am I right?”

As soon as Naomi mentioned Julia, Lila’s expression changed. She stared at Naomi with resentment. If her gaze could kill people, then Naomi would have been torn into pieces by her murderous gaze.

“Naomi, you finally remember,” said Lila.

Naomi nodded. “Yes, how could I forget you?

“No wonder you secretly targeted me before Sanders Group went bankrupt. It was ridiculous that I still chose you because of your talent” Naomi didn’t know whether she was mocking Lila or herself.

In her previous life, Naomi was pushed off the cliff by Rosalind. After being rescued by Shawn, she ran away at that time because she was afraid of his creepy Lace and terrifying aura.

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But after she returned to the Edwards manor, what awaited her was an even more miserable end.

She didn’t end well in her previous life, so there was no quarrel between Lila and her. It was when she was in Sanders Group that Lila secretly targeted her several times.

But Naomi thought everything was different this time. If she broke up with Freddy, there would be no reason for Lila to hurt her, but Naomi was

wrong

It was not because of Freddy that Lila picked on her.

Daisy and Enzo were watching on the side. Both of them noticed something different, but also guessed that there was more than one grudge between them.

“Lila, I won’t let you go easily” Naomi stood up and looked at Lala condescendingly. “I won’t let go of what you did to me when I was a child, as well as what you have done to the company now.

Enzo, the lawyers of Fischer Group are on their way. I’ve reported the case to the police. You should follow up and report to me at any time. I want Ms. Ludwig to spend the rest of her life in prison.”

Naomi gritted her teeth and looked fierce.

“Julia, don’t think that only you can remember your hatred for so many years, Naomi snapped.

Then Naomi walked out of the meeting room.

Seeing that she was in a bad mood. Daisy hurriedly followed up. Enzo frowned and turned around to report this matter to Shawn.

Daisy followed Naomi into her office with a worried expression.

I’m fine, Naomi said first. “Daisy, you have to continue to contact Rosalind. She wo

won’t be able to get in touch with Lila again.”

Daisy hesitated for a moment and asked, “Naomi, are you okay?

“Did you know Lila before? You call her Julia, and the way she looked at you was really very cruel”

Naomi said, “Well, I’ve known her since we were kids. We are both orphans from SafeHarbor Children’s Home.”

Naomi calmly opened the file to deal with it. “If there is nothing else, you can go back to your own work! I’m in a bad mood and want to be alone.”

Daisy said, “Okay, I’ll go back first. Call me if you need anything.

“Naomi, although you are my hoss, I have always treated you as a friend before.”

Naomi raised her eyes. “I know. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have called you the first time and asked you to come back to help me.

“Although Kristina, Hayden, and Louisa form a small group of their own, they are paid to do things. As long as there is no principle involved, I will pay them what they deserve.

“But I still hope you can keep an eye on those three people for me.”

Daisy immediately nodded without hesitation. Don’t worry, I will

Before this incident, Naomi didn’t believe anyone. After it happened, she would not trust others easily.

She opened a financial statement and stared at the dense numbers on it, but her thoughts went back to when she was six years old.

Under the blue sky, in a small corner of Atopan, a six–and–a–half–year–old girl and another three–year–old girl received a marshmallow handed over by a boy at the door.

The six–and–a–half–year–old girl was Naomi, and the three–year–old girl named Elena was an abandoned girl with a crippled right leg.

Elena was always bullied because of her crippled right leg, and the older children didn’t want to take care of her. Naomi was sensible and obedient,

o Vera gave her the task of taking care of Elena.

That day, six–and–a–half–year–old Naomi and three–year old Elena were blocked in the corner by several elder children led by Julia because of the marshmallow the boy gave theo

“Give me the marshmallow,” ordered julia.

Julia pat her hands on her hips and kicked Naomi in the chest.

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Naomi shouted Elena.

Elena rushed forward to protect Naomi, but she had a crippled right leg and was kicked to the ground by another boy.

On that day, the sky was blue and the wind was gentle. The marshmallow they only are once was very sweet

However, they felt great pain in their body.

Liule Naomi and little Elena hugged each other, being punched and kicked by Julia and the elder children. Julia and the elder children pulled their hair and spit saliva on them. The boys even peed on them.

Naomi closed her eyes. Every night, Julia would lead someone to quietly bully her, while Elena fell into a well in the orphanage and drowned when she was four years old.

She knew that Elena was not drowned, but accidentally covered to death with a pillow by Julia and another boy.

She was frightened Julia and the boy threatened her. If she dared to speak out, she would end up exactly like Elena.

Later, Naomi had a high fever for a whole week, Vera thought she would die, but miraculously, she survived.

But she lost that memory

Now that Naomi thought about it, it was the self–protection mechanism of her body. Naomi was too scared to think of Elena’s helpless gaze and empty eyes when she died, so Naomi chose to seal this memory…

It wasn’t until Lila looked at her with hatred that she suddenly remembered this part of the past.

Naomi buned her head on the desk as if all her strength had been drained. As soon as she closed her eyes, she saw Elena’s bruised face and widened eyes when she died.

“Sorry, I’m sorry. Naomi’s shoulder trembled. Im sorry, Elena‘

But Naomi was only six years old and controlled by two other twelve–year–old boys. She couldn’t even protect herself, so how could she save three- year–old Elena

Lila hated her, and so did she.

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