Chapter 380
After leaving the hospital, Hendrix took Noelle out for breakfast.
She hadn’t seen the sun in days, so for the moment, she forgot about the tension between them and simply sat there, eating in silence.
“Do you know what Maxwell has been up to lately?” Hendik suddenly asked.
Noelle paused, then replied, “I’ve been locked in a room for so long. How would I know?”
There was a hint of sarcasm in her voice.
But Hendrix didn’t mind. He simply chuckled and continued, “This isn’t something he just started working on You really don’t know?”
“I don’t. I haven’t been in contact with him for a long time,
Hendrix hummed in acknowledgment. “Aren’t you curious about what he’s doing?”
Noelle glanced at him.
“He’s trying to pull your father into a new energy project. I’ve read the proposal. It’s well put together.”
Noelle frowned but didn’t respond.
“A 30% return rate sounds pretty good, doesn’t it?” Hendrix added.
Without thinking, Noelle blurted out, “That’s a scam, isn’t it?”
Hendrix laughed. “You see? Even you are more rational than your father.”
“Right now, it’s not an exaggeration to say that Craig has nothing left. What could Maxwell possibly gain by dragging him into this? His real target must be…”
Noelle trailed off, suddenly realizing something. She turned to him. “You, right?”
As soon as she said it, Hendrix started laughing. Then, he reached out and ruffled her hair. “Yup! You’re really smart, Penny.”
Noelle still resisted his touch, but she forced herself to endure it instead of pushing his hand away.
Hendrix quickly withdrew his hand.
“He’s coming for me,” he admitted. “But the trap is too obvious. I wouldn’t fall for it. The only question is… should I pull your father out of this mess or not?”
Noelle finally understood why he was telling her all this. She met his gaze and said, “That’s your decision to make. I stopped caring about him a long time ago.”
Hendrix just smiled indifferently.
Noelle had already finished eating, but after a brief hesitation, she picked up her fork again. Then, casually, she asked, “So, what do you plan to do?”
Hendrix chuckled, but he didn’t answer.
Noelle hated it when he acted like this. She lost interest in hearing his response, threw her fork onto the table, and stood up to leave.
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But just as she turned, Hendrix suddenly grabbed her wrist
He didn’t use much force, but her wrists had been bruised by the tie over the past few days. The moment his fingers brushed against her skin, she recoiled as if electrocured, immediately yanking, her hand away.
She didn’t even have time to cover it 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...