Chapter 1457


    Looking at the bangle in her hands, I frowned but didn''t reach out to take it. Instead, I looked at her


    and said, "It''s a bangle from your grandmother. Even if it''s to be returned, it should be me giving


    mine back to you. I''ll give it back to you, if you are here to collect it. You don''t need to give yours


    back to me. The bangle was my gift to you, a symbol of the association between both our families


    and our friendship. At that time, I thought our friendship was a bond that could never be broken by


    anything. But it seems that I was wrong. Even though we have ended up like this, I don''t want


    something I gave with all my heart returned. You can throw it into the bin if you don''t want it


    anymore."


    I shut the door immediately as soon as I finished my sentence.


    She briskly blocked the door from closing. She gazed at me, not passing the bangle to me but said


    after a moment of silence, "Arianna, thank you!"


    I gave her a faint smile, but didn''t say another word. I would ept any oue no matter how


    things ended between us. I''ve known since a young age that I wasn''t a person who had too much


    attachment to other people. Take Hendrix as an example, despite having such strong feelings for


    him, I still gave up on him after three years of not seeing any hope.


    The same went for me and Naomi''s friendship. I could understand and respect Naomi''s choice in


    the face of the difficulties that she was facing. However, I would make my own decisions too.


    Since it hade to this point, there was nothing more to be said. Thus, I chose to keep my


    silence. "There''s no need to thank me. I wish you a bright future."


    Wishing someone a bright future seemed to be such a beautiful blessing. However, I soon realized


    that this phrase was meant to wish someone a good life after separation.


    We shared ast goodbye, which seemed to be poetic in a way that couldn''t be described in words.


    After closing the gate, I sighed. Just when I was about to head to my room, the doorbell rang again.


    I frowned. It was Naomi again.


    Naomi looked at me and exined, "Believe it or not, I need to tell you the truth. I wouldn''t have


    called you that night when I was drunk at the Emperor Club if I knew what he was going to do to


    you. I was genuinely drunk. I had no idea what he had nned. Throughout the whole incident, I''ve


    never thought of hurting you, not even the slightest thought of doing so."


    Looking at her, I gave a relieved smile. "I know. And I''ve never put any me on you. You should go


    back now."


    I really didn''t me her. Sebastian was such a deceitful person, he must have taken advantage of


    Naomi from the very beginning.


    As I was about to close the door once again, she then added, "Bobbie''s woman was bribed by


    Dahlia. She works for Sebastian now. You have to be extra careful. It''s not safe to stay here on your


    own."


    Feeling a little surprised by the things she said to me, I looked at her meaningfully. "Alright, I know,


    thank you!" After a moment of hesitation, I added, "I''ll protect myself."


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    She lowered her head down without speaking another word and turned to leave.


    Deep down in my heart, I knew that she wasn''t a bad person, just someone who fell in love with the


    wrong person.


    Following Dahlia was an unexpected move. I had originally nned to meet her in person, but I was


    afraid she would alert Sebastian if I went to her directly. If that happened, Sebastian would try to


    harm Bobbie. He knew of Bobbie''s weakness, but Sebastian didn''t have any weaknesses. The only


    way for such a vicious man to keep his secret was to kill everyone who knew about it.