Chapter 26 Am I That Unbearable

Early in the morning, Whitney was waiting for the elevator when she heard the sound of a door opening behind her. Out of the corners of her eyes, she saw Noel approaching but chose not to greet him. As soon as the elevator doors opened, she stepped inside without a glance back. Noel followed her silently. The mirrored walls reflected the two of them, one standing in front of the other. The silence was almost suffocating, broken only by the sound of the elevator descending. Feeling the tension, Whitney couldn't hold back any longer. "If Damian asks you over again, could you please refuse?" She really didn't want to face the same awkward situation as last time. "Am I that unbearable?" Noel asked back. "No, I just think we shouldn't get too close. You know what I mean." Noel towered over her by almost a head and a half. He gazed down at her through the mirror. "There's only one way not to get close. Either you don't marry into the Howard family, or I cut ties with them." In other