Chapter 9 Chapter 9 The Anderson familys staff were impressively efficient.
Once Noelle picked her room, they immediately got to work cleaning, making the bed, and setting up her daily essentials in the room shed chosen By DTM .
everything was ready After a quick shower, Noelle sended into the soft, new bed and dialed Nicolas She waited , but nothing happened.
The call didnt go through, and before long, it was dise was disconnected due to a timeout.
Noelle stared at her phone, frowning slightly, her heail tilting in confusion.
This didnt make sense, It is only 9 PM.
she thought.
Nick shouldnt be asleep this early.
Maybe he didnt hear it ! She dialed again, but the sthing happened call dropped due to a timeout. Noelle stared at the screen, silent.
Most people would think if someone didnt pick up twice, they were probably busy and would just wait a while before calling back Smight wonder if the other person was avoiding them and besitate before calling again. Bum Noelle wasnt like most people.
She was stubborn, relentless, and wouldnt stop until she got what she wanted.
So, if he wasnt picking up, shed just keep calling.
She believed there was no way hed ignore her forever.
She dialed again Disconnected again.
But she wasnt stopping the dialed once more.
Still no aruwCE Without missing a beat, she called again.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAfter dozens of attempts, just as Noelle was about to hit call number 99, Nicolas finally picked up.
Hello His voice cthrough deep and smooth, a little raspy like hed just finished something physically intense Nick Hearing his voice made Noelles face light up.
Finally! You picked up? Nicolas let out a low laughs, still a little out of breath.
I swear, you little troublemaker..
if I didnt pick up, were you really planning on callingover and over like skind of psychol noticed the calls.
Nicolas had just wrapped up his first round of hunting During the event, his phone had been on silent, so he hadnt even When the hunt ended and he finally checked his phone, he nearly had a heart attack when he saw the dozens of missed calls, Yeali! Noelles voice rang out, bright and mischievous.
I knew youd pick up eventually! Am I the only one thinking this, or does she have a bit of a crazy streak! he thought.
Nicolas chuckled, then teased, Youre just gonna keep a keep callingand not do anything else? No way, Nick, youre such an idiot, Noelle replied, hier one playful .
She continued, sounding oddly serious, My phone has this auto dial al thing.
I can just set it to dial and leave it, and still have tto do other stuff Nicolas paused for a moment.
Well, well.
Looks like the little aithead has a bit of smarts after all.
Taking a deep breath, he asked, Why arent you asleep at this hour? Whats up with the call? Tm bored Noelle replied casually.
She rolled over on the land, her legs lazily kicking in the air.
Nick, what are you up to right now? Hunting 1/3 Chapter 9 Hunting ?! Noelle shot up in excitement.
Nick, can I come! I wanna hunt too! You? Nicolas laughed low and anused.
Sure, why not? He gave a casual response bur then added, But do you even know how to Before he could finish , Noelle cut him off, practically bouncing.
Tim coming to find you now? And with that, the phone clicked off with a sharp thunk.
I Nicolas stared at his phone, blinking Wait, did I even tell her where I am? This little scatterbrain He didnt rush to call her back.
Instead, he was curious to see how long it would take her to realize she hadnt asked for the address. Minutes ticked by, but there were still no calls.
So she really hasnt realized she forgot to ask for the address? How the hell does she plan on getting here? Nicolas thought, irritated.
Justas Nicolas was about to deal her number, a voice called out, pulling him from his thoughts Nicolas, whats up! .
He turned to see his best friend, Oscar Walker, and Declan Turner.
Oscar was the loud, outgoing one, while Declan was quiet and composed.
Behind them were two women Oplielu Walker and Celeste Reed Ophelia was Oscars younger sister, and Celeste was her best friend.
Tonight, the five of them were teamed up for a gof hunt.
The targets werent animals, but people.
It wasnt a deadly gjust a shooting gwith model guns.
The bullets wouldnt hurt anyone, but theyd mark them.
Anyone who got hit was out.
Teams could have anywhere from five to eight people, and there were usually four or five teams at once. The last team standing won.
Im on the phone, Nicolas replied casually, his eyes still glued to the black screen of his phone, lost in thought.
Seriously, where is that little scatterbrain? Why hasnt she called yet? he thought, a little annoyed. Oscar, ever the gossip, noticed Nicolas was waiting for something, clearly expecting a call.
He leaned in with a smirk and asked.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmSo, is it true? I heard someone saw you out with a super cute girl at a restaurant today.
Whats the deal? Already switched girlfriends again? Celeste, who had been standing next to Ophelia, froze Ophelia imunediately shot her brother a playful scold.
Oscar, stop being an idiot.
Nicolas is just playing the playboy for show.
He doesnt have a girlfriend.
As she spoke, she gave Celeste a shove, pushing her toward Nicolas with a mischievous grin.
Nicolas, if you need someone to pretend with, why not pack someone you the Ο Π who knows the deal? Ive got just the girl for you shell play along perfectly Ophelia, seriously, stop messing around. Celeste, her face flushed with embarrassment, quickly ran back to Ophelias side.
But she couldnt help sneaking a shy glance at Nicolas.
Her eyes shimmered with a mix of admiration and hope, Ophelia flashed a big grin. What? Im not messing arounil Celeste is way better than all those other girls.
Nicolas, seriously, shes perfect for you.
Are we here to play a gor set up sblind dates ? Oscar teased.
Hey, Ophelia, how about settingup with someone? Ophelia rolled her eyes.
You! Who would dare set you up with anyone? Youre the ultimate playboy Then, she turned back to Nicolas with a playful grin.
What do you think, Nicolas ? How about giving Celeste a try! Nicolas stood there, looking effortlessly cool with his usual half smile, lips pressed together, clearly showing no interest in responding.
Celestes hopeful gaze slowly faded as she realized he wasnt going to bite, Just as Ophelia was about to push for her best friend again, Nicolass phone rang once more. This time, he e picked it up immediately.
Hello ? even need to guess who it was Nick ... A soft, almost sulking voice cthrough, and Nicolas didnt ev