Chapter 824

The penetrating darkness of the night seemed to be signaling to her that it was already late. Usually, Naomi would be exhausted by now, but she had already napped that afternoon. On top of that, the accident involving Scott had chased away any ounce of exhaustion she had. Naomi stared out the gates. At this point, she could no longer hear Scott's car. She contemplated this for a moment, then took out her phone and dialed Jay's number. She did not think Scott would actually go to the hospital, so she decided to fill Jay in on this, just to be on the safe side. She could not believe how their day had turned upside down within a matter of seconds. Life was always unpredictable that way. Naomi glanced one last time at the gates, then strode back into the house as she waited for Jay to pick up. The call soon went through, and Jay's voice rang out, "Hello, Ma'am." "Jay, I'm sorry to trouble you, but there's something I need your help with." "It's no trouble at all, Ma'am. Please let