CHAPTER 321. A NAUGHTY GIRL. No, of course not!It didn’t take him long to sneak into the emergency room and identify two of Noemi's brothers in front of one of the doors. He ran toward them, but he was only a few feet away when Milo stepped in his path."What the hell are you doing here?" Milo growled, grabbing him by the jacket violently as if he was ready to hit him.Levi was stunned; he couldn’t understand why Milo was treating him like this, but he kept trying to drag him out of the hospital."This is all your fault!" Noemi's brother exclaimed, raising his voice above the noise of the bustling hospital staff. "How dare you show up here?"Levi couldn’t believe what he was hearing and stood there, mouth agape."What are you talking about?" he growled, trying to break free. "I just want to see Noemi, to make sure she’s okay... Why the hell are you saying this is my fault?""Don’t play dumb now!" Milo roared, "because I’m not the type to buy into coincidences!""Enough!" Levi exclai
CHAPTER 322. A NAUGHTY GIRL. I’m so sorryLevi wanted the ground to swallow him up.“It wasn’t a coincidence…” he stammered, his voice breaking. “It wasn’t a coincidence that I found him.”“No, it wasn’t,” Noémi replied. “I believe you when you say you didn’t know him, but that doesn’t change the fact that he approached you for information. Try to remember, Levi, what did you tell him?”He felt tears of anger and helplessness welling up in his eyes, and he ran his hands through his hair as if he wanted to tear it out.“I… I did tell him, damn it, I did! I told him what time we were going to have dinner, what time you were getting off work,” he murmured as guilt consumed him. “I told him you were important to me.”Noémi swallowed hard and took a deep breath. Everything hurt, but at that moment, more than ever, she knew she had to take control of the situation.“Open the door, please,” she asked, and Levi obeyed. Milo came in immediately and gave him a stern look. “Leave him alone, Mil
CHAPTER 323. A NAUGHTY GIRL. AccusationsSo when she got into that sedan, her order was simple.“Eliyaz, take me to the police station.”“Are you crazy?” Milo scolded her. “You just got out of the hospital!”“I know, but I’m not going to my apartment to lie in bed,” Noémi replied. “Axel Grimma is still there, and I need to talk to him. I want to know what’s going through that man’s head, or I’ll never be at peace.”Milo had no choice but to keep his thoughts to himself and follow her to the police station. Grimma was still in custody, being interrogated. He swore up and down that it was just a tragic accident, but the police didn’t believe him, and they were just waiting for Noémi Keller’s statement and the charges she wanted to press against him.One of the officers let her into the interrogation room, and with some effort, the young woman managed to sit down in front of the man, letting out a small grunt of pain.“Either I have very bad luck, or you have too much,” she hissed, seei
CHAPTER 324. A NAUGHTY GIRL. For nowThree days, five, a week. Levi hadn't heard a thing from Noémi, only that she had been discharged from the hospital. He didn’t want to text her because he had no idea where things stood between them. But the worst part was that Danna had given him unsettling news: Noémi had been out of the hospital for days, and still, she hadn’t contacted him.That evening, he closed the shop after Danna left, wishing her a good rest. He spent a long time staring at his phone, debating whether to text her, but finally decided it wasn’t the right time to bother her. He was about to turn off the lights when he heard a soft knock at the back door, the one that led to the storage room.He cautiously walked over and yanked the door open, freezing for a second before pulling her inside.“Noe...!”“Hi!” she exclaimed, throwing her arms around his neck. “I’m sorry I couldn’t come sooner!”Levi lifted her by the waist, breathing a sigh of relief as if the world around him
CHAPTER 325. A NAUGHTY GIRL. Knock Knock“Ready for tonight?” Danna asked him, almost at closing time.“Yeah, they’ve already delivered the security uniform. I’ll be part of the safety team, going up and down the mountain to make sure there are no accidents,” Levi explained. “Can you handle the shop? I’ll come back at midnight for the big sale.”“Yeah, sure, I’ve got it,” Danna assured him. “Well, I’m heading out now so I can come back soon.”Levi said goodbye to her, and as he closed the front door, he felt his phone buzz with a message. He read it and immediately ran to the storage room.“Knock knock,” it said.He opened that door, and a wildcat in heat pounced on him. Noémi was as desperate as he was, and sparks flew in an instant.“I don’t have much time!” she protested, pulling off his sweater and searching for the warmth hidden beneath his zipper.“I’m not gonna last long either!” he murmured with a pout that made Noémi melt in an instant.“Is it okay if we skip the foreplay?”
CHAPTER 326. A NAUGHTY GIRL. An Eye for an EyeThe scream that could have echoed through the entire house was muffled by Levi’s fist as it slammed into Axel Grimma’s face."I have to admit, I was... *astonished* when I found out you lived all alone in such a mansion," Levi laughed, pressing down on the ski pole that had pierced Axel’s foot. "I imagine this is to compensate, right? Because you must be lacking a lot of balls to blackmail a woman like Noémi.""W-What... what are you doing...? Are you crazy?!" Axel screamed in desperation as tears of pain welled up in his eyes."No, not crazy. I'm just very, very angry because you nearly killed my woman. And on top of that, you threatened to send me to jail and leave my son alone? How stupid are you?"Levi pulled the pole out with a furious gesture, then wielding it like a bat, struck directly at Axel’s leg. Axel screamed in desperation as he tried to move away, but as soon as he took the first step, a searing pain shot through his knee,
CHAPTER 327. A NAUGHTY GIRL. A little bear bandageNoémi couldn’t stay silent and immediately stepped forward."What’s going on? What do you mean, a complaint?" she demanded firmly, and Zack and Loan also stepped forward, but Levi raised a hand to stop them."Let’s all calm down. At least let the officers explain," he said. "Can you tell me what I’m being accused of?""What’s going on here?!" a powerful voice called out behind them, and everyone turned to see Police Chief Wislow approaching. "What’s all this commotion in front of the tourists?"One of the officers stepped forward with a warrant in hand."Chief, we have orders to bring Mr. Ferguson to the station immediately. Axel Grimma is accusing him of assaulting him tonight and brutally beating him, fracturing several bones. He and his lawyer have filed charges for assault."Noémi covered her mouth with her hands and shook her head."Grimma is here? That man followed us to Lucerne? Why didn’t you tell me, Levi?!" she accused, but
CHAPTER 328. A NAUGHTY GIRL. I did what I had to doThere were literally dozens of witnesses who testified that they had seen Levi that night, and the officers had no choice but to dismiss the charges and let him go. He walked out into the night, feeling relieved and grateful for everyone’s help, thanking them personally before heading home.He took a deep breath, letting the cool early morning air refresh him and clear all the fatigue from his mind. He started walking back home, strolling through the quiet streets of the small town.He was just climbing the porch steps when the door swung open, and Noémi leaped into his arms, hugging him tightly. Her face was bathed in the soft glow of dawn, and all the usual hardness she displayed was gone. Levi found her more beautiful than ever and felt a wave of emotion wash over him.Their mouths met in an urgent, needy kiss that gradually slowed down.“Noémi,” he whispered. “I’m so sorry. I never meant to scare you like that.”She looked into