Love is the Sunshine

Chapter 179 An Accident

After Noah left, Carla breathed a sigh of relief. She always felt intimidated by him. She always had this

feeling that something would go wrong.

She then scratched her hair. 'Is the juice really expired?' she wondered.

She opened the refrigerator and took out the box of juice. Noah was right. However, what astonished

Carla was that the juice was only one day past due. How could he tell the difference?

There was one more thing that concerned her.

He wanted her to be his tourist guide?

Even though she had lived in BH City for so many years, she didn't feel confident enough to be

anyone's guide.

Soon enough, Sunday came.

Noah called her right on time at 8 o'clock in the morning.

"Are you ready? I'm already downstairs," Noah plainly stated on the phone.

Carla was still putting on her shoes when she answered, "All right! I'm almost ready. I'll be there soon!"

Carla stumbled upon her words.

When she came downstairs, she saw that Noah was wearing a gym suit while he was waiting for her,

next to his Land Rover.

He opened the door of the passenger's seat for Carla as soon as he saw her.

Carla had intended to sit on the backseat to create some distance away from him. But with his gesture,

she had no choice but to sit next to him.

After they both got inside the car, Carla looked at the vacant backseat and asked, "Isn't Julie going to

join us?" She waited for him to respond. When he didn't say anything, she continued, "You see, I'm not

really that fun to be around with. You'll get bored with me soon enough. I think you're going to have a

lot of fun with her."

As he drove the car, Noah finally spoke, "She has other things to deal with."

Carla nodded. In her mind, she was dreading the thought that Julie might hate her even more after

today. She could tell that Julie didn't like her in the past since Noah paid too much attention to her.

She didn't want to officially become one of Julie's enemies, but things were out of her control that day.

Their destination that day was the most famous tourist spot in BH City—the Dragon Temple.

It was said that in ancient times there had been a Dragon King in the ocean that protected the people

of BH City. Therefore, the people that lived there constructed a temple to worship and pay respect to

the Dragon King. Up until that day, people would come to the temple to pay tribute to the said king.

The temple was located on a beautiful mountain. As time went by, it had become not only a ritual site

but also a popular tourist spot. Many tourists were attracted by its fascinating scenery and the history

behind it.

Carla didn't think that she could offer much help during their journey since most of the time they could

just simply enjoy the sights by themselves. She showed Noah and his four clients around the mountain

and made a brief introduction of its history and stories.

Her introduction was vivid and interesting because she had lived in BH City for so many years. When

she was young, she had visited the place for so many times. The place had fascinated her since the

first time she went there. It actually came as a surprise to her that she was having a lot of fun sharing

the place to a few people.

After a while, Noah and his clients started to walk around and talk happily after her introduction. Carla

thought that her job was almost finished so she decided to sneak away for a while and enjoy the place

by herself.

She went to a secluded place where she used to spend a lot of time with her classmates.

It was a small area surrounded by a lot of tall trees which provided a pretty exclusive space. She and

her classmates liked playing cards and eating BBQ in there.

Now that she was in the exact same place, it reminded her of so many memories from years ago. She

couldn't help but take several pictures. Then, she sent one to Violet.

She really missed this place since she hadn't been here for several years.

"Hey, beautiful! Are you alone?" Carla felt goosebumps as soon as she heard a voice she didn't

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All of a sudden, a man came out from behind a tree. He was smiling suggestively at her as he

approached her slowly. After a closer look, Carla noticed that his hands were fastening his belt.

Carla was scared so she took a few steps back instinctively as soon as she caught sight of him.

She could tell from his twisted face and behavior what he had been doing just then behind the tree.

Carla couldn't help but feel sick of him. The temple was after all, a holy place. How could he do that?

Carla tried to keep herself calm and decided to stay away from him as soon as possible. She turned

around and rushed towards the main road as fast as she could.

However, the disgusting man also sped up his pace when he saw Carla run.

The truth was the odds weren't in Carla's favor. For one, a man could biologically run faster than a

woman. Moreover, it was in the mountainous part of the place. Carla had walked briskly in a lot of flat

roads before but since it was uphill, and it slowed her down even more. Before she knew it, the man

caught up to her.

"Let go of me!" Carla screamed.

The man grabbed her by the arm and yanked at her clothes. Carla was fast as she shook him away

and immediately, she continued to run.

The man stared at her beautiful figure and licked his lips lewdly. Then he caught up with her once

again. This time, he passed by Carla so that he could place himself in front her, strategically blocking

her way. "Why are you running, beautiful lady? We're both alone here and we would make a perfect

couple together. Let's have some fun right now!" the man whispered right into Carla's ears.

Carla thought of some way she could escape from the man. They were on an upward slope and the

man stood dominantly in front of her. The only direction she could run off to was where she came from.

She turned around immediately and dashed as fast as she could.

"Arrr! Ouch!"

Carla cried out. She stumbled because of a small stone and fell down. She was running so fast that

she forgot to look at where she was going.

Carla felt pain in her back as soon as she fell down. Soon, the man caught up with her again and

pounced on her. He grabbed her arms in one hand and placed them above her head. He also pressed

his legs on her so that she couldn't run from him anymore. She couldn't move and all she could do was

scream, "Help! Help! Someone help me! Is there anyone there?"

"Don't waste your time, little girl! Nobody would be here..." The man licked his lips and stared at her

with lust in his eyes. Then he leaned down towards Carla to kiss her.

The moment he was close to Carla's face, he was kicked away and fell down along the slope.

Whoever kicked him was very skillful, because the man fell to a direction that didn't hurt Carla at all.

Carla didn't open her eyes and remained immobile for a short while. She was too scared and was

expecting assault. She only opened her eyes when she heard a familiar voice.

"I was wondering where you went off to. Why did you come to such a wild place?" Noah asked.

He reached out to pull Carla from the ground.

It was so painful that Carla gritted her teeth. After she got up with Noah's help, she turned around and

saw a fist-sized stone where she was just lying. No wonder it caused so much pain!

After she had composed herself, she picked up a stout branch from the ground immediately and was

ready to beat the man. However, she searched around and couldn't find a trace of him because he had

run away already.

Carla threw away the branch angrily and tried to remove dust from her clothes.

Noah watched her with a smile. He was fascinated with every single one of her movements.

She looked up and met Noah's smiling eyes. She was startled and asked suspiciously, "How did you

know that I was here?"

Although she was grateful for Noah's perfectly timed rescue, she felt quite strange that such a man

would be in a place like that and Noah was able to save her just in time.

'Were they really just coincidences?' Carla asked in her mind.

Noah was smart enough to know what she was thinking. He coughed to clear his throat and replied,

"All of a sudden, I couldn't find you. Neither the clients noticed that you left as well. I was worried about

your safety so I came looking for you.

If you think that I arranged everything, you can try to find that man and let him tell you the truth. Or you

can call the police right now."

'Maybe it really had nothing to do with him, ' Carla thought to herself.

If he had planned it, he would have just killed the man once and for all. Or he would have made it

perfect enough that Carla would never suspect him.

He wouldn't stoop so low as to send a man to harass her.

Carla was convinced by his explanation. She rubbed her back and figured that Noah was not the kind

of person to use dirty tricks.

They went back inside together. Noah noticed there were several people not far away hiding behind the

trees. He turned around and looked at Carla who was massaging her back. Some thoughts started to

brew in his mind.

He had noticed them when he had arrived here.

They seemed to mean no harm to Carla. Instead, they looked like they were protecting her.

So, even if he hadn't helped Carla, someone would have kept her safe.

"Is it bad? Do you need me to check it?" Noah stopped and asked her. She had been pressing her

back for a while now.

Carla shook her head immediately. She forced a smile and assured him, "I'm all right. It'll be fine

sometime later."

She removed her hand from her back and continued to walk.

As soon as Carla passed by him, Noah took a closer look at her back and frowned. No wonder her face

was crumpled painfully. There was blood on her clothes.

Her clothes were dark so he didn't notice it immediately.

Noah caught up to Carla and grabbed her wrist. "You have to deal with this injury. I saw a small medical

station not far away when we came here today. You have to get your back checked."

Noah did not let go of her wrist and instead placed his other arm on her waist to assist her in walking.

He called his clients and told them to wait for them.

"I'm fine, Noah! I'm here to be your tourist guide. You don't have to take care of me. It's better to be with

your clients. I will go to the doctor myself!"

Carla tried to convince him

but Noah just ignored her. They went through a shortcut and soon they arrived at a small medical

station.

The medical station was set up for sudden illnesses or injury like for tourists.

After they arrived, they found out that there was only one male nurse on duty inside.