Julie stared at Noah's back. He was cold but restrained without any sign of anger. Her heart sank.
She knew him well.
Noah was a determined man. His words were like spilled water, and there was no chance that he would take them back. No matter what happened in the future, he would never come back for her.
Julie would never be a part of his world again.
Even though Noah was cold emotionally, he wasn't stingy with his money. A considerable sum of money was transferred to Julie's account in less than an hour.
The houses, car, and money that Noah had left for her were more than enough to set her up for the rest of her life.
It was just that—
She would never see Noah again.
It was soon nightfall.
Carla had returned home exhausted. She had a shower and then shuffled to the bed.
But she was still worried about Julie, so she decided to make a call to Noah to ease her mind.
"Hello, Noah. It's me, Carla. How is Julie? Is she still angry?" she asked as she sat up in her bed.
Julie didn't look okay when they were having the meal. Carla wondered if she was all right.
Carla would feel terrible if the couple started an argument because of her.
"Everything is fine." Noah's tone sounded very peaceful.
Carla heaved a sigh of relief. She nodded and said, "I'm glad. Noah, women get jealous very easily, so don't take anything seriously. And just so you know we like sweet words rather than dull lectures. You should say something nice to comfort her."
Noah fell silent for a moment before replying, "I see. Thank you."
"Good. You're a man. So be kind to your girlfriend and don't start a fight. That's all I called you for. I'm going to sleep now. Bye."
Carla hung up the phone.
She had barely put the phone down when it rang.
"My sweet Terence! Miss me?"
Carla answered the phone excitedly as soon as she saw that it was Terence.
"Who were you talking to just now? It took you a while to answer." Terence sounded a little jealous from the other end.
Carla was immediately aware that Terence must have called her several times. She couldn't help laughing. "Goodness me, I can smell your jealousy from miles away. Let's go to video chat. I can't wait to see your jealous face!"
She hung up the phone and pressed video chat.
A second later Terence's handsome face appeared on the screen.
Carla's eyes sparkled when she looked closer. "Did you just have a shower?"
"Yeah," Terence replied. A towel was tied around his waist, and apart from that, nothing else covered his luscious body.
Carla looked him up and down, but her eyes were mostly drawn to his waist. She urged, "Come on. Don't be shy, show me—"
Terence raised his eyebrows slightly wondering. Then he adjusted the camera down a bit and unwrapped the towel in front of Carla.
"Ah! You're so obscene!"
Carla blocked her eyes with her hands before she even had a glimpse.
But after she moved her hands away and had another look, she realized that Terence was, in fact, wearing shorts. She gave a little embarrassed snort and blushed. "Why are you wearing that? Boring!"
Terence was only too happy to oblige. His hands went down to take off his shorts obediently. But Carla stopped him in haste. "Stop! Stop! Stop! I didn't mean it."
After recovering from their little joke, Carla suddenly said, "Terence, I'm going to HA City for work tomorrow. I may be there for a week. Since I will be passing by JA City on the way, I was thinking about stopping over to see Sean."
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