Chapter 109 Chapter 109

Noelle didn't answer. She slowly took the stuffed animal from Clark's hands.

Clark immediately noticed something was off. "What's wrong?"

Noelle didn't respond. She lowered her eyes and murmured, "It's nothing. Let's go."

"What happened?" he asked, his voice tinged with concern

She took a deep breath. "Someone bumped into me just now."

Clark froze for a second. Then, as realization sank in, his expression shifted. "Which one?"

"What?"

"I said, which one?" His voice was sharp, and without waiting for her answer, he turned, scanning the crowd.

At that moment, the man who'd bumped into Noelle walked up to another girl, still wearing that same sleazy grin.

him?" Clark asked,

had already rushed forward and punched the man in the

Freeman, the painting's been delivered. Here's the

without a

your purchase of Mr. York's piece. She also asked if you had any personal

Hendrix looked up.

speak, Dan hurried to add, "Don't worry. I

but his demeanor softened

bit bolder, Dan asked, "Mr.

finish, Hendrix's

frowned when he saw the caller ID. As soon as he heard the voice, his expression

worked with him for years, but this was

Hendrix's hands bulging, his lips pressed tight, and his

understand,"Hendrix said, his

heart skipped a beat. Still he hesitated before asking, "Mr. Freeman, what-" Before he could finish, Hendrix was already on his feet,

a quiet breath of relief before Hendrix's voice

me."

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