novelxo Chapter 241
Everyone did their tasks as assigned and exchanged comments when necessary. Time passed by in the blink of an eye, and it was soon lunchtime. Dylan had made reservations for lunch at a restaurant in a city. However, they were supposed to leave at 11 a.m. since it was half an hour away.
By the time they arrived at the restaurant, it would be 11:30 a.m. He had accounted for roughly half an hour for the wait, which meant they could dine at exactly noon.
At 11 a.m., the cars arrived as planned, and Dylan ushered everyone into the cars. Dylan and Naomi were supposed to ride in the same car as usual, just without Scott this time.
As soon as she got into the car, Naomi took out her phone to check if there were any messages she had missed. She had put her phone on silent so that she would not be distracted during work, so she was worried she would have missed out on any calls or messages.
Lo and behold, there was a message from Charles waiting for her. She clicked into it.
[Charles: Which hotel are you staying at?]
Naomi froze, then glanced out the window. It was already close to midday, and Herland had been blessed with a sunny day.
Had Charles come to Herland to see her?
Naomi thought of that, and her heart began to race. Although the possibility was slim, her gut was telling her it was the most possible explanation. She furrowed her brows and typed a reply.
At the same time, Charles had arrived at Herland Airport. He was standing at the entrance with his suitcase, his slender frame towering over everyone else who passed. He was handsome and carried himself well, making him easily stand out amongst the crowd. However, he paid them no notice since he was staring at his phone.
He had arrived in Herland and wanted to go to the hotel where Naomi stayed. He was waiting for her to respond.
After a few minutes, she replied. [Are you in Herland, Charles?]
Although it was a simple question, Charles could already imagine the look on her face as she typed this. She would most certainly be surprised and rather doubtful, but deep down, she knew that her intuition was right. He smiled at this.
[Charles: Yes, I just got off the plane.]
Naomi, on the other hand, frowned when she saw this. She was right.
After some contemplation, she sent him the location of the hotel she was staying at, then added, [Where are you now, Charles? Are you at the airport?]
Charles checked the hotel's name, then walked out of the airport to hail a taxi. As he walked, he typed a reply to Naomi. [Yes.]
Naomi thought about it, then checked the time that it would take her to travel back to the hotel. She would arrive just as Charles would from the airport, so she replied, [I'll go back to the hotel right now. Wait for me there.]
Charles wheeled his suitcase out of the airport, hailed a taxi, and got in. After instructing the driver where to go, he checked Naomi's message and smiled.
[Charles: It's fine. Are you busy? If you are, I can wait. I'll check myself into a room and let you know then. You can look for me once you're finished with your task. It's no rush.]
However, Naomi never saw his message. After telling Charles to wait for her at the hotel, she turned to Dylan, wanting to tell him to let her get off at the next street so that she could hail a taxi to the hotel. To her surprise, Dylan was already staring at her when she lifted her head from her phone.