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Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 179

After Noah left, Carla breathed a sigh of relief. She always felt intimidated by him. She always had this feeling that something would go wrong.

She then scratched her hair. 'Is the juice really expired?' she wondered.

She opened the refrigerator and took out the box of juice. Noah was right. However, what astonished Carla was that the juice was only one day past due. How could he tell the difference?

There was one more thing that concerned her.

He wanted her to be his tourist guide?

Even though she had lived in BH City for so many years, she didn't feel confident enough to be anyone's guide.

Soon enough, Sunday came.

Noah called her right on time at 8 o'clock in the morning.

"Are you ready? I'm already downstairs," Noah plainly stated on the phone.

Carla was still putting on her shoes when she answered, "All right! I'm almost ready. I'll be there soon!" Carla stumbled upon her words.

When she came downstairs, she saw that Noah was wearing a gym suit while he was waiting for her, next to his Land Rover.

He opened the door of the passenger's seat for Carla as soon as he saw her.

Carla had intended to sit on the backseat to create some distance away from him. But with his gesture, she had no choice but to sit next to him.

After they both got inside the car, Carla looked at the vacant backseat and asked, "Isn't Julie going to join us?" She waited for him to respond. When he didn't say anything, she continued, "You see, I'm not really that fun to be around with. You'll get bored with me soon enough. I think you're going to have a lot of fun with her."

As he drove the car, Noah finally spoke, "She has other things to deal with."

Carla nodded. In her mind, she was dreading the thought that Julie might hate her even more after today. She could tell that Julie didn't like her in the past since Noah paid too much attention to her.

She didn't want to officially become one of Julie's enemies, but things were out of her control that day.

Their destination that day was the most famous tourist spot in BH City—the Dragon Temple.

It was said that in ancient times there had been a Dragon King in the ocean that protected the people of BH City. Therefore, the people that lived there constructed a temple to worship and pay respect to the Dragon King. Up until that day, people would come to the temple to pay tribute to the said king.

The temple was located on a beautiful mountain. As time went by, it had become not only a ritual site but also a popular tourist spot. Many tourists were attracted by its fascinating scenery and the history behind it.

Carla didn't think that she could offer much help during their journey since most of the time they could just simply enjoy the sights by themselves. She showed Noah and his four clients around the mountain and made a brief introduction of its history and stories.

Her introduction was vivid and interesting because she had lived in BH City for so many years. When she was young, she had visited the place for so many times. The place had fascinated her since the first time she went there. It actually came as a surprise to her that she was having a lot of fun sharing the place to a few people.

After a while, Noah and his clients started to walk around and talk happily after her introduction. Carla thought that her job was almost finished so she decided to sneak away for a while and enjoy the place by herself.

She went to a secluded place where she used to spend a lot of time with her classmates.

It was a small area surrounded by a lot of tall trees which provided a pretty exclusive space. She and her classmates liked playing cards and eating BBQ in there.

Now that she was in the exact same place, it reminded her of so many memories from years ago. She couldn't help but take several pictures. Then, she sent one to Violet.

She really missed this place since she hadn't been here for several years.

"Hey, beautiful! Are you alone?" Carla felt goosebumps as soon as she heard a voice she didn't recognize.

All of a sudden, a man came out from behind a tree. He was smiling suggestively at her as he approached her slowly. After a closer look, Carla noticed that his hands were fastening his belt.

Carla was scared so she took a few steps back instinctively as soon as she caught sight of him.

She could tell from his twisted face and behavior what he had been doing just then behind the tree.

Carla couldn't help but feel sick of him. The temple was after all, a holy place. How could he do that?

Carla tried to keep herself calm and decided to stay away from him as soon as possible. She turned around and rushed towards the main road as fast as she could.

However, the disgusting man also sped up his pace when he saw Carla run.

The truth was the odds weren't in Carla's favor. For one, a man could biologically run faster than a woman. Moreover, it was in the mountainous part of the place. Carla had walked briskly in a lot of flat roads before but since it was uphill, and it slowed her down even more. Before she knew it, the man caught up to her.

"Let go of me!" Carla screamed.

The man grabbed her by the arm and yanked at her clothes. Carla was fast as she shook him away and immediately, she continued to run.

The man stared at her beautiful figure and licked his lips lewdly. Then he caught up with her once again. This time, he passed by Carla so that he could place himself in front her, strategically blocking her way. "Why are you running, beautiful lady? We're both alone here and we would make a perfect couple together. Let's have some fun right now!" the man whispered right into Carla's ears.

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