Billionaire's Match

Chapter 825

Charlotte had already finished two cans of beer, and the tension she'd been holding in her chest finally began to ease. Her mood lightened, and she felt ready to talk to Noah.

"Really? I thought I was eating pretty roughly." Noah felt a little shy at her words, brushing his mouth with the pads of his fingers.

"But you eat with such focus, and it looks... satisfying." Charlotte was genuinely complimenting him-she liked men who were rugged yet capable of being absorbed in something, completely grounded in the moment.

Noah, however, misunderstood and thought she was criticizing him for not being comforting. He said softly, "Sorry... I'm not good at comforting people."

"I usually don't either. I just... accompany people," Charlotte replied with a small smile. She popped open another beer and tilted her head to look at him.

"That's enough for me. I like quiet people."

exterior, Noah could be surprisingly gentle. Charlotte noticed this and

quietly in the small living room, one silently eating, the other slowly drinking, until Noah finished his food and Charlotte's eyelids grew heavy. With her eyes still

be in any

won't," Noah

"She's strong."

said firmly, nodding. Noah

Khloe?" Seeing Charlotte didn't

rational most of the time .." His voice softened further. Actually, that night when Charlotte went to see Ethan, Noah

Ethan A late-night hotel meeting... His mind raced, jumping to

the way he feared. She had gone for Khloe. But to do this for a friend... could it be that she gave too

" Charlotte sighed. The alcohol made her drowsy, and her words came instinctively. Khloe had guided her into the workplace, teaching her countless