Chapter 29 Gift Her a Gown

A man dressed in formal attire emerged from Noel's apartment, pulling a suitcase behind him. Was Noel moving out? But why hadn't she seen him? Whitney's mind flashed back to their last conversation in the parking lot. Noel said he'd consider her request to avoid her. Had he actually decided to move out because of her? A wave of guilt washed over her as she realized that she might have gone too far. Had she driven him away? "Hello, I'm Mr. Howard's neighbor. Is he moving out?" Whitney asked directly. The man looked at her and replied politely, "I'm Dariel Carter, Mr. Howard's assistant. He's about to leave on a business trip, but he couldn't spare the time to pack, so he sent me over to handle it." So, that was it. Whitney felt an odd sense of relief at his explanation. Just as she was about to turn back to her apartment, Dariel spoke up again, "You must be Ms. Spencer, right?" Whitney was surprised. "Do you know me?" "Mr. Howard mentioned you and asked me to pass along somet