Chapter 856

Charlotte quickened her steps to catch up, watching Noah's back as she gathered her courage.

"I... want to ask you something."

"What is it?"

"Can you... not leave?" Her voice came out a little dry. Even she knew how abrupt the question sounded. Noah fell silent for a moment.

"Why?"

"Because... because you don't really have a home to go back to either. Didn't you say you wanted friends?" Charlotte pressed on, her voice softening toward the end.

"If you stay in Goldmont City, you'll still have Khloe and the others... and me."

"Charlotte.Thank you for your kindness." Noah waited until she finished before speaking again. His tone was gentler than before, but still restrained-careful, distant.

"But we... aren't people who walk the same path." The words seemed to still the air around them. The single step between them felt, in an instant, like an unbridgeable divide.

know." Charlotte's voice

lot of secrets, and I know... your world is dangerous.

the city. Charlotte lowered

pulled her into an embrace. His movements were soft, restrained-not intimate, more like a polite farewell

low, husky

as far as

will you go next?" she asked quietly, not daring to return

haven't decided yet," Noah

I'll be leaving

"Far away?"

"Mm."

Charlotte hesitated before asking, "Can

out a

have each other's contact?" Charlotte paused-he

briefly, giving her one firm hug before

disappeared

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