Billionaire's Match

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.

Charlotte's voice

I know you carry a lot of secrets, and I know... your world is

night wind swept past, carrying the distant hum of the city. Charlotte lowered her head, a

gently pulled her into an embrace. His movements

his low, husky voice near her

far as you should

quietly, not daring to return the

yet," Noah answered

I'll be leaving Goldmont City

"Far away?"

"Mm."

asking, "Can we exchange

out

contact?" Charlotte paused-he was referring to their game

arms briefly, giving her one firm hug before letting go. Then, without lingering, he turned and

figure quickly disappeared from Charlotte's