Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 175

At the government base, Noah was quietly sitting on the couch, reading a book. He was a little surprised when Julian came by asking him to house-sit while they were out, but he didn’t question it.

They were neighbors, so it wasn’t a difficult task for him, and he quickly agreed. The peace and quiet were actually something he looked forward to.

While sharing a room with his brother wasn’t bad, he missed having his own space.

He indulged himself in reading the book when he was startled by a gentle knock on the door.

Thinking it was Ian or someone from Alpha Team looking for him, he quickly got up to answer the door.

"Oh! Hi... Umm, is Rayne there?" Ella asked shyly. She had come over looking for Rayne and didn’t expect Noah to answer the door.

Noah looked down at Ella, noticing her rosy cheeks from the cold weather outside. "Come on in and warm up," he said, letting her in.

Ella quickly entered and shut the door behind her. She looked around but didn’t see anyone else inside.

"They’re out for a few days," said Noah, leading Ella to the living room where the heaters were. "I’m not sure how long they’ll be gone this time—maybe two days?"

"Oh!" Ella said, feeling slightly embarrassed. Secretly, the real reason she wanted to visit tonight was to see Noah again, so she didn’t mind.

They sat awkwardly in silence for a few minutes until Ella pulled over the backpack she had brought with her.

"I initially brought this bottle of wine to share with Rayne, but since she’s not here, would you like to share it with me?" she asked Noah. Her heart was pounding, afraid of being rejected.

Noah looked over at the bottle she was holding and recognized it as a good brand. Although he felt a little strange suddenly drinking with Rayne’s best friend, for some reason, he looked forward to it.

"Sure, let me find some glasses," he replied and got up to check the cabinets in the small kitchen area.

Ella felt a wave of relief wash over her. Her heart raced with excitement; she couldn’t believe this was happening.

She placed the bottle of wine on the coffee table and waited for Noah to come over with the glasses.

"Sorry, there weren’t any wine glasses, but I found these," he said, holding up two basic glass cups in his hands.

"Oh, those will work perfectly fine! Thank you!" Ella quickly replied, giving away her nervousness.

Noah was very astute and quickly picked up on it. Smiling, he placed the cups down and opened the wine bottle.

All of his movements were graceful, making Ella curious about how many times he’d done this sort of thing in the past.

Noah glanced over, reading her expression. He softly chuckled and explained, "Being Julian’s right-hand man, I have a lot of experience hosting famous businessmen. Let me tell you, there’s a lot of wine involved in a business meeting."

"Oh right, that makes sense. It’s been so long, I nearly forgot you were the head secretary, Mathews!" exclaimed Ella.

After the words escaped her mouth, she immediately felt embarrassed! She had even met with him back at REN Corp a few times!

Noah laughed. "Yes, it does feel like it’s been a whole lifetime since I’ve had to worry about project timelines and squeezing people into Julian’s schedule."

Both of them laughed, reminiscing about their lives before the disasters happened. Noah went over to pour the wine and handed one of the glasses to Ella before sitting down opposite her.

"Do you think our life will ever go back to the way it was?" asked Ella. _{freёwebnovel.com}

Noah looked at her. "Eventually it will, I’m just not sure if it will be in our lifetime."

Ella nodded. "You’re probably right, but I do think things will get better. We will find a way to live comfortably!"