Capítulo 172: The Staredown

[This chapter is dedicated to Angelina_Deloso. Thank you for showering our story with power stones every week!]

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Noah has to give his car key to the valet to park at the regular parking lot since his personal parking spot has his other car. 

He hopped on the elevator quickly. His hands were in his pocket as he stared at the changing number on the top of the elevator door, and in the back of his mind, he kept repeating the word 'hurry up'. 

He never got out of an elevator as quickly as he did right now. He tried to control himself to run the distance between the elevator and Jess's apartment door. 

When he finally reached the door of her apartment, he exhaled a deep breath and tried to fix his hair before knocking. 

He knocked softly at the beginning but got no answer. He was worried that Jess wasn't home. Because if she wasn't home, he honestly has no idea where to search for her.