Chapter 431

Kevin’s expression darkened. “What kept you with Baimo all afternoon?”

Norah shrugged. “I told you—I fell asleep there.”

Kevin frowned, clearly frustrated. “Why didn’t you come back to sleep? You’re a single woman, and he’s a single man. People will talk.”

Norah bristled at his tone. “Single woman? I have a child, and Baimo and I are just friends. Who cares about gossip? This isn’t the old days. Why are you so backward in your thinking?”

Kevin’s lips pressed into a thin line, his face stormy.

Norah continued, “Besides, you were gone all morning. I couldn’t even find you. Was I supposed to just sit around and do nothing?”