By Zephyria “Well, I don’t know anything about that.”
At that moment, Naomi understood why people swore. She had barely managed to stop the word from popping out of her own mouth.
Ahem, she cleared her throat and glanced sideways at Grayson’s face. He was still looking at Naomi with an indifferent expression. Naomi tried to ignore him and brought the coffee cup back to her lips, but it wasn’t easy to endure his gaze piercing her face.
“I didn’t join. I just knew it existed.”
Eventually, she confessed as if she had lost. Grayson, who had let out an indifferent exclamation, repeated Naomi’s words.
“Just knew it existed, huh.”
“Really. You don’t think I created it, do you?”
Naomi continued, looking bored.
“I was surprised to see that there were enough people in the world who held a grudge against you to fill a whole week.”
She waved her hand dismissively and shook her head, wearing a mischievous smile.
“You were doing so well, what’s with the sudden change of heart? Going around apologizing to everyone who holds a grudge against you.”
“What about you?”
Grayson asked back instead of answering Naomi’s question.
“Do you also have a grudge against me? Seeing as you know about that group.”
Naomi crossed her arms and paused for a moment. She seemed hesitant to tell the truth, but the time was short.
“Yes. The reason I found out about the group is because they contacted me first.”
There weren’t many people who could contact a celebrity like Naomi. Seeing Grayson trying to remember, Naomi continued.
“They knew I hung out with you for a while and asked me. They asked if I would join this group. I said I wouldn’t go that far, but I was willing to share information.”
“Aha……”
Only then did Grayson realize why he had run into Naomi so luckily in this vast East. It wasn’t a coincidence. It was a so-called planned meeting.
“So, Grayson, what happened? With that sexy firefighter.”
Naomi asked directly without bothering to beat around the bush. Grayson recalled that he liked this side of her and answered.
“Is that why you met me?”
“Actually, yes.”
She nodded with a secretive smile.
“Everyone is eagerly waiting for your answer right now.”
Especially me. Naomi added inwardly. Come on, tell me. Make me happy now, hurry!
Grayson opened his mouth to her, who was waiting eagerly with her eyes burning.
“It’s as you guessed, we broke up.”
Silence flowed for a moment. Naomi, who had been excited and ready to laugh, blinked. Grayson didn’t say anything more. She moved her eyes from right to left, then fixed her eyes on Grayson again and asked.
“…That’s it?”
“What else would there be?”
Grayson burst out laughing. Naomi frowned at his unique laughter, which seemed somewhat artificial. What, was she wrong again this time? Naomi was visibly disappointed. She thought it was her turn to laugh at this man this time, but it wasn’t.
Sighing and drooping her shoulders, Naomi lightly waved to the waiter who happened to meet her eyes. Grayson smiled as he heard her order whiskey.
“Isn’t it too strong to drink from noon?”
“Leave me alone, I want to get drunk.”
She held back the urge to swear this time and lit a cigarette instead. Grayson said to Naomi, who exhaled smoke.
“Is it time to go to the meeting and share the information you got?”
“That’s right. Everyone will be disappointed, though.”
“What kind of information did they want?”
Grayson asked with a face full of laughter. That was also a familiar face. Naomi thought of him as a man who always smiled with the same expression and answered.
“You don’t need to know, they probably have several times more information than I do anyway.”
“For example?”
Naomi glanced at Grayson’s face. The only part of this man that felt genuine was this curiosity. Naomi was exhausted and just blurted out whatever came to mind.
“Like where you’re currently living, who you’re meeting and flirting with, and recently, some things about that sexy firefighter you had a scandal with……”
Grayson, who had been slouching in his chair until then, slowly straightened his back. Naomi was inwardly surprised by his reaction, which was the first time he had shown any interest. What is it? She felt an ominous premonition and slyly threw out bait. Pretending to be indifferent on the outside.
“That man seems to be quite the player.”
Naomi put on the performance of a lifetime, trying to look as nonchalant as possible. As she deliberately smoked to buy time, Grayson spoke first.
“So? Is that all?”
……Look at this?
Naomi was inwardly surprised. Had she ever seen him so impatient? Even though she was bewildered by his first-time appearance, she didn’t lose her mind and answered.
“Apparently, some of the people in the group slept with that man. He must have been quite promiscuous. Sometimes with multiple people at once……”
“I see.”
Suddenly, Grayson burst out laughing. Naomi was once again dumbfounded by the sight. He’s laughing like that? Grayson? Was he a man who could laugh so purely?
It wasn’t the face she had been used to seeing. What on earth was going on? Naomi was even feeling embarrassed, but it didn’t end there. Grayson continued, laughing heartily and as if he couldn’t help but be happy.
“It’s Dane after all, that’s him. Wow, that’s amazing. Isn’t he amazing? What else do they say? What did you hear about Dane? Naomi, tell me more, huh? I want to hear it. Please.”
‘Please.’
That word came out of that man’s mouth.
Naomi was completely dumbfounded. What is this? What is this……?
“Didn’t you say you broke up?”
Naomi asked with an absurd expression, and Grayson paused. He was still smiling, but he lowered his gaze as if he was somehow dejected and muttered.
“…Yeah, that’s right.”
He looked like an abandoned puppy, and Naomi couldn’t help but feel sorry for him. Even though she clearly remembered in her head how much that man had humiliated her, she couldn’t help but open her mouth in the end.
“I heard he’s much better looking and has a better body in person. I heard he’s very kind in bed. Surprisingly, he doesn’t say anything great when he’s seducing someone. Just whether you have a partner, how you’re doing today, that’s all.”
Well, with that face and body, that’s enough. Naomi even admired and nodded, and Grayson asked.
“Is that all?”
What else does he want to know? Naomi wondered. Maybe anything about that man is good for him. Like everyone else does to their loved ones.
Don’t be ridiculous.
Naomi suddenly came to her senses. Have you already forgotten who the man in front of you is? It’s Grayson Miller. That man and love, don’t be ridiculous!
She whipped herself, but embarrassingly, the man across the table was staring at her with an expression she had never seen before. As if begging her to tell him more.
Ugh, Naomi groaned and rummaged through her head. What else was there? Dane Striker, Dane Striker…….
“Ah.”
She let out an exclamation as she barely remembered one thing, and Grayson immediately reacted. Naomi opened her mouth, staring at his sparkling eyes with an unfamiliar feeling.
“One of them seems to have played a dangerous game, and that was a bit strange.”
“Why?”
Grayson asked immediately. Naomi said, recalling her memories.
“The safe word was ‘I love you’.”
At those words, Grayson stopped all movement.