Chapter 94 The Ones Left Behind
She knew reminding Henry would come back to bite her.
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Realizing she still didn’t have a good enough excuse prepared, Eliza had no choice but to hang up the call.
On the other end, Henry stared at the disconnected screen, deep in thought.
What was going on?
Meanwhile-
Naomi and the rest of Class One had been trapped up in the mountains for an entire month.
Because the flu was still out of control, none of them could go home.
More than ten people stuck in the villa. At first, they could still play games together. But soon, everyone got sick of communal living.
“I can’t take this anymore! There’s nothing here–I want to go home!”
“Naomi, this is your fault. You have to figure out a way to get us back.”
“My parents are freaking out that I’m still here. What if I can never go home again?”
Voices of complaint filled the living room.
No one was more stressed than Naomi.
Just the rent alone had cost her sixty thousand dollars by now. Add in all the supplies she’d bought, and she’d burned through every cent of her savings.
And now these people had the nerve to whine to her?
“There’s nothing I can do either,” Naomi said. “How was I supposed to know we’d be this unlucky–that the flu would hit just two days after we got here?”
“Get real. Does it look like we’re going anywhere anytime soon?”
“Exactly! This dump of a suburb–every meal they deliver is just potatoes and greens. You call that food? The meat’s barely there. How’s that enough?”
“Naomi, can’t you buy a little extra? I saw fruit in the delivery cart.”
As everyone grumbled about the poor conditions, Naomi could only explain, “Meat is way too expensive. I really don’t have the money…”
She only had six thousand left in her account–barely enough to cover three more days.
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When she’d invited everyone out here, Nathan hadn’t even supported it.
After all, Evelyn had just gotten out of prison. The family didn’t want gossip spreading.
Naomi had only gotten the green light because she said everyone would split the bill.
Plus, her parents had already wired her ten thousand not long ago.
If she hadn’t been stuck here for so long, they never would’ve stepped in to help again.
If they found out she blew her money like this–hosting more than ten classmates out in the suburbs for weeks–they’d definitely lecture her to death.
“Come on, Naomi, you’re the rich girl.”
“Yeah, you’re the wealthiest one in our class. Don’t tell us you’re out of cash.”
“Naomi, we’re your classmates. You’re not seriously gonna be stingy now, are you?”
The jabs kept coming.
Naomi just sat there, pale and speechless.
At that moment, one of the classmates came downstairs after taking a call. She turned to Naomi and said, “Naomi, I remember your sister was selling masks and antiviral meds on social media. Wasn’t she working at a factory or something? Can you ask her for help?”
“Yeah, Naomi. My dad called me yesterday. Said they can’t find masks or antivirals anywhere. No matter what, Eliza’s still your sister. If you ask her, she won’t say no, right?”
The people talking were the same ones who used to badmouth Eliza on Naomi’s behalf.
They were too embarrassed to contact Eliza directly to buy masks or meds.
Naomi looked uneasy. “But I…”
“Oh, come on. Sisters don’t stay mad forever. I doubt she’s still holding a grudge over that.”
“Exactly. And we’ll pay, obviously. It’s not like we’re asking you to get it for free.”
Since Naomi had just said she was out of money, the sarcasm started up again.
After all, she was the one who’d bragged about her massive allowance and insisted on treating everyone. That was why they’d come in the first place.
Now that they were stuck here, of course it was her responsibility.
“…Fine. I’ll ask her.”
Though reluctant, Naomi eventually gave in under all the pressure and pulled out her phone to call Eliza.
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Everyone held their breath, listening.
The phone rang twice, then: “The number you dialed is currently busy.”
Naomi’s face fell.
“Try again,” someone prompted.
“…Okay.”
Naomi called a second time, just like they said.
But once again, it rang twice, then: “The number you dialed is currently busy.”
“Pretty sure that means you’ve been blocked,” someone muttered.
Naomi’s expression instantly crumbled.
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