The Sway and Slide of Love novel Chapter 23
Chapter 23
Noelle looked earnest, like what she said wasn’t a joke, but Maxwell laughed.
“Come on. I brought back a pastry chef from abroad. I think you’ll like his cakes,” he said as he led Noelle forward.
He was the star of the party, so most people at the party had their eyes on him.
Maxwell seemed unaffected. He led Noelle to the buffet table and handed her a mini cake. He looked like a little kid, showing his friends his favorite dessert
He did not mind the stares, but Noelle couldn’t ignore them. She stared at the cake for a moment before taking it.” You’re being too obvious,” she said.
Maxwell raised his eyebrows. “Oh?”
“You’re trying to use me as a shield, aren’t you?” Noelle sail, taking a small mouthful of the cake.
It had been some time since she last had cake. They had personal chefs at Nivis Villa, but they never baked cakes.
Cakes weren’t a popular dessert amongst the upper class. The confectionery was just something for specific occasions, more for the sense of ritual than actual enjoyment. No one ate the cakes, and no one cared how they tasted
For Noelle, who only had her first taste of cake at the age of 13, cake was the tastiest in the world.
The cream on the cake melted in her mouth, sweet–tasting with a hint of fruitiness. It lifted her spirits.
Maxwell saw her brows unfurrow slightly. His smile deepened. “You haven’t changed.”
“So what? You’re bribing me with cake?” Noelle asked, swallowing the cake.
Maxwell sighed. “As expected, I can’t keep anything from you.”
Noelle glanced over at Ruth, who was staring at her with clenched teeth. Ignoring Ruth, she looked back at Maxwell. “The Quinlans are trying to set you up with Ruth?”
“Yeah. She’s one of the candidates.”
Noelle focused back on her cake. “She seems interested in you.”
“How so?”
“Our fight made the headlines today. I’m definitely not the only one being gossiped about. The fact that she was willing to come here despite that shows that she’s clearly interested in you,” Noelle said calmly.
Maxwell laughed. “Is that so? Then, what about you? Why are you here today?”
“My friend invited me,” Noelle answered, putting emphasis on the word “friend“.
Maxwell knew what she was implying. He handed her a different flavor of cake.
“I know you’re already married,” he said. “If you’re happy, I’ll be glad to give you my blessing. But Noelle, you’re not happy.”
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Like how the story is progressing now but why is the author only releasing 3 chapters at a time? this is torture😩😩...
Woah chapters 41-45 is intense!! Good to see Noelle’s character who has come across as mostly detached actually express emotion....
I find Noelle’s character so frustrating, she comes across lacking any true emotion. The chapters where Rosie was missing was probably the most where we have seen some strong outward emotion shown. Dreading these next few chapters if she is going to do something drastic to “go find Seline” The author has taken us on a rollercoaster with these characters. The novel feels like it is at a stage now where they can come full circle....
A good change of pace and story in the last 10 chapters. Good to see the shift in Hendrix’s character (more patience) to win over Noelle and Rosie. Hope we start to see them warm up to him. Please no crazy twist where he loses them again. Have enjoyed this story and looking forward to its wrap up👨👩👧...
A good change of pace in the last 10 chapters. Also nice to see a shift in Hendrix’s character (more patience) to win Noelle and Rosie over. Hoping in these next few chapters we start to see Noelle and Rosie warm up to him. Please no crazy twist where he loses them again. Have enjoyed this story and looking forward to its wrap up 👨👩👧...
I have been in love with this novel but I don’t know how much patience I have to wait until the to finish line. Dear Author, can you atleast give us some idea about how long is this going to be or if there’s any turning point coming soon. And it would be great if you could upload at least 10 chapters at once. 5 chapters is making me more impatience with the anticipation of the further story of novel🙈...
I really hope there is a turning point in this story where Noelle starts to show some interest in Hendrix...