Chapter 367
As soon as Beatrice finished speaking, Hendrix clenched his fists.
Noelle, seated beside him, could clearly hear the grinding of his teeth and see the bulging veins on the back of his hands. She knew that Hendrix wasn’t afraid of competing with Nathan. What really set him off was that the one helping Nathan would be Beatrice.
For some reason, she felt an urge to reach out and hold his hand. However, after her fingers twitched slightly, she ultimately decided against it.
Hendrix quickly regained his composure and said, “Since you’ve already made your decision, what’s the point of telling me now?”
“It’s only right to inform you. After all, you’re the company’s general manager,” Beatrice replied, her tone as
calm as ever.
Hendrix let out a laugh, but this time, it was cold. “Well, then, thank you ever so much for the heads–up.”
With that, he stood up abruptly. “I take it you’ve said everything you needed to? So, can we leave now?”
“If you’re busy, you can leave first. I still have something to discuss with Noelle.”
What could you possibly have to say to her?”
“That is between us. Are you really that uneasy about me just saying a few words to her?”
Hendrix fell silent. He pressed his lips together and glanced at Noelle, who showed no sign of objection.
For some reason, Hendrix suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of powerlessness wash over him. It was the kind of helplessness that came from standing alone on a ship, facing countless enemies with no one by his side.
He had always thought that the only person standing against him was Nathan. Although Ophelia had taken the initiative to bring Nathan back, she had ultimately remained neutral.
But now, the one person he believed should unquestionably stand by his side–his mother–had chosen to side with Nathan instead.
And more than that, there was Noelle.
“I’ll wait for you outside,” Hendrix finally said in a hoarse voice before turning and walking out.
Beatrice paid him no mind, merely shifting her gaze to Nathan, who hadn’t been able to get a word in since earlier and whose expression seemed a bit flustered
“You should head to the company first,” Beatrice said to him. “I’ve already arranged everything with Mr. Vance. Just follow his head, and if you have any questions, you can come to me.”
“Thank you, Mrs. Freeman.” Nathan nodded at her. “But if we do it this way, won’t Hendrix-”
“Don’t worry. You two are brothers. For him to be well, you need to be well first. He’ll come to understand that,” Beatrice replied in a gentle voice, smiling warmly at him.
After thanking her a few more times, Nathan finally got up and left.
Noelle sat quietly, waiting for Beatrice to speak to her.
“How have you and Hendrix been doing lately?” Beatrice suddenly asked. “You even went to Mondivera with him recently, didn’t you? Did you have a good time?”
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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...