His Destructive, Toxic Love novel Chapter 283

"I'll be heading back soon; you should clock out too," Eliza said with a slight smile.

"Okay." Noel continued his work, holding onto a stack of documents.

Eliza glanced out the window, feeling bored. The streetlights were already on, and it looked like it was going to rain. She grabbed an umbrella from her drawer and prepared to head home.

Just as she walked out of the office building, the rain began to fall.

Noel hurried to catch up with Eliza. "Ms. Valerie, it’s raining. How are you getting home?"

"I'll catch a cab," she replied.

"Please wait here for a minute." Noel dashed into the rain.

In about five or six minutes, a white Honda pulled up, and the window rolled down. "Ms. Valerie, hop in. I'll drive you home."

"It’s fine, Noel. I was about to grab a cab."

"Consider it a cab ride from me. Come on," Noel warmly insisted, opening the driver’s door to personally invite her. "Ms. Valerie, please, give me a chance to show my gratitude."

Eliza smiled, thinking it would be too pretentious to refuse any further. "Well then, thank you."

Noel was very talkative. He always had plenty of topics to discuss. He could shift from talking about the football league to his summer jobs, which sounded quite inspiring.

"You're quite ambitious, buying a car right after graduation. Did I underestimate you?"

Noel blushed at the compliment. "Ms. Valerie, this car is second-hand. It cost me forty thousand dollars in total, part of which I saved from my part-time jobs. My mom even chipped in ten thousand."

"That's quite impressive."