Chapter 267
Compared to the previous evening, Javier’s attitude was noticeably better today.
After the customary few questions, he assured Noelle that the proposal would be reviewed promptly and that she would receive a response within a week. This timeline was considered remarkably quick in the industry, and Noelle suspected Hendrix had something to do with it.
However, she didn’t mention it in front of others. Instead, she smiled warmly and promised to buy Javier dinner
next time.
Javier chuckled in response, agreeing good–naturedly.
As they left the building, even Oliver couldn’t help but remark, “Mr. Mueller seems much easier to talk to than the rumors suggest. And honestly, the way he talked–it felt more like polite formalities. After all, he’s the president. Whether the project gets approved is entirely up to him, isn’t it?”
“We still need to follow the process,” Noelle replied absentmindedly, her attention focused on the news on her phone.
It wasn’t until she finished speaking that she realized the car had fallen into an unusual silence. She looked up curiously, only to find Oliver staring at her.
“Ms. Swanson, why do you look so confident? Weren’t you saying before that this was a tough nut to crack and you weren’t sure how to tackle it? Did something happen overnight? Or did some miracle worker swoop in to help us?”
Noelle knew Oliver could be a bit nosy, but there was no malice in his questions.
She didn’t feel like bantering with him and was about to tell him to start the car when Oliver spoke again, “But whoever this miracle worker is, they’ve been really good to us
“You know, Mr. Mueller isn’t exactly the easiest person to deal with. Who knows what strings they pulled behind the scenes?”
After Oliver finished, Noelle fell silent.
After a few seconds, she turned to Oliver, her gaze sharp and pointed. “Go on. Spill it. What did Hendrix bribe you with?”
“No way,” Oliver retorted instinctively, not even pausing to think.
But Noelle didn’t say another word, simply staring at him.
To be honest, while Noelle was already Elm Group’s general manager and had picked up a fair share of business tactics, her presence still lacked a bit of edge. Yet her bright piercing eyes had a way of locking on to someone, and when she stared at Oliver, he found himself unable to say a single word.
In the end, he could only mumble hesitantly, “My girlfriend works at Amity Group…”
As soon as the words left his mouth, Noelle’s expression darkened
Sensing her displeasure, Oliver quickly added, “But don’t worry, Ms. Swanson I didn’t reveal anything about you I swear. I just thought Mr. Freeman seems to treat you well and wanted to put in a good word for him. That’s all.”
Noelle said nothing. Instead, she leaned against the car window and rubbed her temples.
“Ms. Swanson, you’re not going to fire me, are you?” Olive asked cautiously.
Noelle couldn’t help but chuckle. “Feeling guilty, are you? What information did you sell to be this scared?”
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Chapter 267
“No, Ms. Swanson. I swear I dic.
“So,” Noelle interrupted, “those internal updates about Amity Group before, were they all from your girlfriend?”
Oliver hesitated for a moment before slowly nodding.
“And? Are you hiding something else from me?”
“No, really, there’s nothing else. If I were keeping anything from you, I wouldn’t have spent half the day with you analyzing the situation on Amity Group.”
As Oliver spoke, something seemed to suddenly occur to him. “Oh, right, Ms. Swanson. Did you know Mrs. Freeman has already woken up?”
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The readers' comments on the novel: The Sway and Slide of Love
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...