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Chapter 414
Meanwhile, after Louis chased Daphne down the stairs, he saw her strolling leisurely along the street.
Seeing that, he quickly caught up with her and asked in a low voice, "Where's your car?"
Hearing his voice, Daphne was startled and uttered after calming herself down, "I… My driver got
caught up with some personal matters, so he went home early."
"What about your assistant?"
"I have no more work today, so I let her go off early."
After a moment of silence, Louis responded, "I see."
As they walked, Daphne asked, "Are you returning to school? This doesn't seem to be the right way."
Louis hummed in response and offered, "Let me walk you back."
Daphne probably didn't expect him to say that, so she was taken aback for a moment before smiling.
"I'm a grown-up. I don't need you to see me off. So, go ahead now, or the school will be closed soon."
"It's still early," he insisted. Daphne could tell he wasn't going to leave her.
After pondering for a while, she uttered seriously, "I'm going to meet a friend. She lives near here and
it'll only be a short walk. You don't have to—"
"I'll take you to her place then."
Hearing that, Daphne was speechless. She licked her lips, at a loss for words.
The two walked silently, and since they were in a business district, she couldn't find a chance to make
him leave at all. When they finally entered a neighborhood, she spoke, "My friend's house is here.
Thanks for sending me. Bye."
Louis stopped and stood on the spot while nodding. "Go on in."
Daphne chuckled dryly, bit the bullet, and entered the housing area.
The guard at the entrance of the neighborhood questioned her, "Where's your access card?" Since she
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇthad been acting all the way, she couldn't just give up. "I'm here to meet my friend."
"Call her and tell her to come and fetch you. We don't allow any visitors without an access card,"
uttered the guard. Under his scrutinizing gaze, Daphne had no choice but to take out her phone from
her bag slowly, but she hesitated for a long time to make the call, reluctant to turn around because she
could sense that Louis was still standing outside.
Seeing her standing still, the security gradually grew suspicious. "What are you actually here for?"
"I…" Just as Daphne was caught in an embarrassing situation, a cold male voice sounded beside her,
"Sorry, we got the wrong address." After speaking, he pulled her away.
Only after they walked a distance did she notice that he was still holding her hand, so she quickly
withdrew it, wanting to explain what happened earlier, but she parted her lips yet didn't know where to
start.
However, instead of talking about the matter earlier, he fished out his phone and asked her, "Where do
you stay?" Without a choice, Daphne told him her address. Louis hummed and quickly tapped the
screen with his long fingers before putting away his phone.
The two stood by the side of the street, feeling the cold, evening breeze.
Daphne turned sideways to look at the boy, who was a head taller than her.
Under the dim light of the streetlamp, half of his features were shrouded in the dark, while the other half
was brightly lit, and the outline of his jaw was clear.
Undeniably, their family genes were strong. Leanna was pretty and her brother was not inferior to her in
terms of looks. Once he joined the entertainment circle, he could easily become a chick magnet. What
a handsome boy.
Just as she was caught staring at him in a daze, a white car stopped in front of them. Louis then
uttered softly, "Your ride is here." Daphne quickly withdrew her thoughts, coughed awkwardly, and
touched the back of her neck unnaturally to cover up her embarrassment.
Louis took a step forward and opened the car door. Seeing that, she hurriedly entered the car.
Subsequently, he bent over and entered the car as well. After he got in the car, Daphne couldn't help
moving away from him to keep a distance between them.
That's weird. This wasn't the first time a guy offered to send her home, but somehow, she felt especially
awkward this time.
Sensing her movement, Louis shut the car door without saying a word.
The ride was quiet along the way, save for the music from the radio that the driver had been playing on
a loop. It was a song from the eighties or nineties and was played at a loud volume.
When she realized that Louis was looking at her, Daphne secretly took out her earphones and shoved
one into her ear. In a hushed tone, she asked, "Want this?"
He nodded, so she passed the other earphone to him. When he took it, he leaned a little closer to her.
Daphne's eyes widened involuntarily. These are wireless earphones, Louis! Our distance won't affect
the sound!
However, since he had already leaned closer to her, there was nothing she could say, so she
proceeded to turn on her playlist and picked a ballad song.
After a while, Daphne realized that giving Louis one of the earphones was the wrong move.
It was fine that she couldn't block out the extremely rhythmic music played by the driver, but she was
now caught in the middle of a ballad in her right ear, and a nineties disco music in her left ear. She felt
like she was going to have a meltdown soon.
Due to that, she glanced at Louis quietly and noticed that he was quietly looking out the window,
seemingly unaffected at all.
Fine. So be it.
After about half an hour, the car finally stopped.
Daphne hurriedly got out of the car to give her ear some peace. After closing the car door, she felt like
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmshe was alive again.
When Louis got out of the car, she turned off the music and pointed behind him. "My house is here. You
should go back now."
Louis then said, "I'll leave after you go in."
Daphne was speechless. What was wrong with this kid? Was he doubting her?
After a dry cough, Daphne explained, "I do live here."
Louis smiled at her. "I know."
Daphne took a few steps back and stretched out her hand to wave at him. "Erm… Bye, then."
"Bye."
Daphne smiled and turned around to enter her housing area.
Watching her back, Louis felt his lips twitch, but he eventually didn't say another word and merely
watched her enter the housing area.
Once she was out of sight, he took the earphone out and looked at his palm while smiling.
When Daphne got home and took out her earphone, she realized that the other one was missing, so
she called Louis. "Did you leave already?"
"Yeah."
Daphne plopped down on the couch. "Is my earphone with you?"
"Is it?" Louis paused for a moment before saying, "It is."
Before Daphne could speak, he continued, "Are you in a rush to get it? If not, I'll bring it to you
tomorrow."
"It's okay. It's just an earphone. It's not that important," Daphne replied. "Then… Just be careful on the
way back."
"Sure," responded Louis. "Should I text you when I reach?"
"Huh?" Daphne was taken aback by his question.
"To let you know I've arrived safely."
"Oh… sure."
Louis smiled, "Okay. Bye."