Chapter 16

The farce ended with Naomi storming out of the villa. The rest of Logan's friends urged him to go after her, but he ignored them. He crouched, quietly cleaning the dirtied pearls with tissues. Everyone was baffled by Logan's behavior. They flew into a frenzy. "Logan, what are you thinking, man? You finally have a shot with Naomi after years of pursuing her. If she breaks up with you, you'll hate yourself for it!" There wasn't a flicker of emotion on Logan's face. He had no intention of dealing with Naomi or any of this. Only then did his friends realize he was serious. They exchanged a look, then asked tentatively, "So, that's it, then? You're not going after Naomi? You're just going to give up on her? Why the sudden change of mind, Logan?" "Is it because of Winona? We know you were pretending to be in love with her, but did you actually fall for her in the process?" "Don't talk about Logan that way! He's smart, talented, and comes from a good family. Naomi is blind for not seeing