Chapter 274
By the time Hendrix finished speaking, Noelle was stunned.
Then, she chuckled. “Really? So, did you win?”
Hendrix didn’t answer her, as if it was pointless. He left with his belongings, and he closed the door without any emotions as well.
Noelle didn’t spare him another glance.”
To be honest, she didn’t want to say what she said just now because it was meaningless. They had ended, so bringing up the past was really unnecessary.
Just like a rotten fruit, it was best to just throw it away instead of cutting it layer by layer to find where the rotten part was. Should she wait until the very end when they found the rotten core to finally admit it? Well, it was wrong from the very beginning.
Noelle had many questions in her mind. It was ever since Oliver told her about Amity Group and the fact that Beatrice had woken up. She had been thinking these past few days, and she almost confronted Hendrix when she saw him. Yet, she still managed to control herself.
Until today….
But what surprised her was that they didn’t shout or scream at each other. They just faced each other off coldly.
Indeed, a person could only be hurt so much, and the emotions they could direct toward others were equally limited
Noelle’s gaze slowly landed on the cake again. Because she bad been poking around aimlessly earlier, the cake had turned into a mess, but she was still determined to take another bite.
The sweetness suddenly became overwhelming, and as it reached her throat, a bitter aftertaste lingered. In the end, she threw the cake into the trash. She knew it all along–someone who never liked sweets could hardly buy at good cake.
Meanwhile, Hendrix had returned to the hotel. The suitcase he brought back was thrown aside, and on the table, there was a bottle of liquor, most of which he had already drunk.
In fact, he hadn’t eaten anything tonight, and the alcohol was now causing him some stomach pain.
The pain was sharp and distinct. It hurt so badly that he could barely stand upright, so he instinctively placed a hand over his stomach, only to realize he had likely placed it in the wrong spot.
He wasn’t actually hurting in his stomach.
He didn’t understand how things had turned out this way. He had put in all his effort to make amends and fight for their relationship.
When he was lying in bed with her just a few hours ago, he thought he had succeeded. He had thought the seemingly impenetrable wall had finally been breached.
But now, he realized how wrong he had been. He had once thought about this situation, even carefully analyzed everything they had gone through together, including their daily interactions.
What was so special about her?
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Chapter 274
Hendrix couldn’t think of anything, but he was well aware that she seemed just like everyone else, but nobody else could replace her.
She had never given him any intense affection, but every time he turned around, she was there. She never got angry with him, even when he missed their anniversary barquet, forgot her birthday, or was absent during her miscarriage. She had never once blamed him.
And now, Hendrix understood why he had been so awful back then. It was because he had been too confident in himself.
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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...