HIS REGRET (Ex-Husband wants Me Back) novel Chapter 905

Falcon picked up the spoon and tasted a little of the broth to check its temperature before setting it down again.

"It's not too hot," he said flatly as he pushed the bowl of soup toward Naomi. "Go ahead."

Naomi clasped her hands tightly beneath the table to hide the tremor of her anger. She wasn't hungry at all. In fact, the sight of the warm food before her only made her chest feel tighter and her stomach more nauseated. But the moment her eyes fell once more on the reddish bruise on the maid's cheek, every ounce of determination she had built up since morning to refuse slowly crumbled away.

With slow, reluctant movements, Naomi finally reached for the spoon. One spoonful went into her mouth, followed by another. She ate the warm soup without being able to feel anything except the emptiness that weighed heavily on her heart.

Naomi did it not because she had surrendered to Falcon's intimidation, but because she did not want that innocent old woman to be hurt again because of her refusal.

Seeing her reluctant compliance, the corners of Falcon's lips slowly curved into a satisfied smile. "That's much better," he praised in a tone that sounded condescending.

Naomi did not respond at all. She simply forced herself to keep swallowing the food, finishing her breakfast one spoonful at a time while the bitter feeling tightening her throat only grew stronger.

Falcon then rose from his chair. He slowly reached out, touching Naomi's temple to brush aside a few strands of hair that had fallen across the young woman's lovely face.

Falcon's touch was remarkably gentle, yet the uninvited contact instantly made every muscle in Naomi's body tense with discomfort, causing her to instinctively turn her face away to avoid the closeness.

Falcon showed no sign of being offended by the physical rejection. Instead, the smile on his face grew even fainter, filled with quiet confidence. "Sooner or later, you'll get used to all of this," he said casually.

Naomi immediately glared at him, no longer bothering to hide the anger blazing in her eyes. "That will never happen."

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