It was perfectly fine if she did not want to be my secretary. I already had an extremely capable assistant. I gave her a smile and changed topics. We chatted for a bit and the rest of the dinner went by uneventfully. I drove Naomi home. Clearly, the incident from before had left her shaken. During the latter half of dinner, she was absent-minded, not showing much care for the topics we breezed through. Occasionally, she would sneak incredulous glances at me.
It is not like I could blame her. Anyone would be surprised to find that their orphaned high school classmate had suddenly become a wealthy man with a net worth of over 100 million dollars. It would send them spiraling into a state of confusion. Seeing her enter her house safely, I pushed the pedal and drove toward the hotel.
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