What could Ruby get from helping Noah? Could it be that she was still thinking


    about Kieran?


    He stared at her and frowned. Hadn''t she given up? He asked again, "Why?"


    Sensing Noah''s defensive tone, Ruby felt sad. "Noah, do you hate me?"


    "I don''t. Why do you ask that?" Noah was confused. He was afraid that Ruby


    would ruin L''s marriage, but he didn''t hate her. In fact, he admired her.


    "Do you like me then?" Ruby asked directly.


    Noah looked at her and her fair shoulders. Did he like her? He analyzed the


    meaning of the word "like". After all, they were adults. They weren''t kids anymore.


    To kids, the meaning behind "like" was pure.


    When Noah was about to ask, the door was pushed open and Amelia walked in.


    Through the steam, she said, "We''re back. What were you chatting about?"


    When she approached Noah and Ruby, she noticed that the atmosphere between


    the two was strange. Did shee at the wrong time?


    Noah rolled his eyes at her. "Why were you gone for so long?"


    He hurriedly got up, thankful that she had returned. He thought that a person as


    excellent as Ruby would like a mature man like Kieran. On the other hand, he was


    known to be unserious. He waspletely different from her ideal type.


    The only simrity between Noah and Kieran was that they shared the samest


    name. They looked somewhat alike as well. It was like one of those moments


    where history repeated itself! Noah was frustrated at himself for almost


    embarrassing himself.


    Amelia seriously sensed the atmosphere and hissed. Did she push the door open


    too early?


    "Pull Ms. Clemence up." Seeing that Noah had gotten up, Amelia wanted him and


    Ruby to have some skinship. It was a method to improve their rtionship.


    Upon hearing that, Noah didn''t think


    much of it and reached out to pull


    Ruby She was a bit sad that she


    didn''t get his answer. But the good


    news was that he answered he


    didn''t hate her without hesitation.


    Ruby ced her hand in Noah''s,


    wanting to use his support to get up.


    She didn''t expect her tower to slip


    off because it was too heavy as it


    was drenched in water. She


    instinctively grabbed his hand.


    It was obvious Noah was caught off


    guard. When he fell into the water,


    he quickly turned and let Ruby lean.


    on him. When his back hit the wall, it


    didn''t hurt much due to the water


    resistance.


    Ruby fell into Noah''s embrace. He could clearly feel her chest on his. He froze on


    the spot and didn''t dare to move.


    Amelia quickly backed away and collided with L, who had just arrived. "Let''s go.


    We can''t stay here." Amelia pulled L away.


    L didn''t see anything. She only asked after they were out of the ce. "What


    happened?"


    "Stop talking. Let me listen to what''s going on."


    This time, Amelia didn''t close the door, leaving a bit of a gap. Noah was still


    holding Ruby''s hand. Realizing that they were close to each other, he took a deep


    breath.


    "Are you hurt?" For some reason, he felt tight in the throat. His body was burning


    up as well.


    Ruby quickly pulled away and withdrew her hand. She got up by holding on to the


    side. When Noah realized his hand was empty, he nced at it and felt a strange


    feeling stirring in his heart.


    "Why can''t I hear anything?"