Chapter 419
The figure was thin–almost frail–but carried a reckless, desperate madness.
Instinct took over. The moment she lunged forward, Noelle’s first reaction was to shield her abdomen.
A wave of sheer terror overwhelmed her. Her mind instantly flashed back to the moment on the staircase–when Sandra had pushed her down.
Back then, Sandra had worn the same frenzied smile.
But this time, the pain Noelle had braced for never came. She opened her eyes, only to see Sandra had already been pinned to the ground by the bodyguards.
“Let go of me! Hendrix, I hate you! And Noelle, you bitch! It’s all because of you! Why did you come back? This was supposed to be my wedding! All of it should have been mine! Why didn’t you just die? You should be dead! All of you should be dead!”
Sandra kept screaming. It all seemed to be vile and malicious curses, but Noelle had already forgotten the details.
Just as Noelle was feeling relieved that she was unharmed, she suddenly heard panicked screams from the crowd.
“Call a doctor!”
Why would they call for a doctor? She didn’t understand.
But then, her gaze lowered, and she caught sight of the fruit knife still clutched tightly in Sandra’s hand.
It was covered in blood.
But whose blood was it?
Her mind lagged behind reality, struggling to catch up. It took her a long moment before she finally understood.
She stiffly turned her head–Hendrix’s white suit was already stained red with blood.
At the exact moment Noelle looked at him, he was already looking at her. She wanted to lower her head to look at his wound, but before her gaze could reach it, everything went dark.
Hendrix had reached out and covered her eyes.
The scene around them was chaotic, but amid it all, Noelle could hear Hendrix say clearly, “Don’t be afraid.”
The wedding was canceled.
Sandra was immediately taken to the police station, though word had it that Nathan bailed her out.
Noelle had been at the hospital for the past two days, Dan was the one who told her all of this. She sat there, listening, her face devoid of expression.
“Mrs. Freeman, would you like to go home and rest for a while? I’ll be here at the hospital with the caregivers, so rest assured nothing will happen,” Dan added.
Noelle nodded, but she didn’t move.
Dan seemed like he wanted to say more, but before he could, Noelle suddenly asked, “But if I leave, will he be disappointed when he wakes up?”
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Chapter 419
Her voice was soft, tinged with hoarseness.
up,
Dan’s eyes lit up, and he quickly reassured her, “Don’t worry, Mrs. Freeman. The moment. Mr. Freeman wakes I’ll call you right away. Besides, he cares about you so much, so he’d definitely rather you get some proper rest.”
That last sentence made Noelle pause.
She had instinctively wanted to refute it. After all, she had never truly believed Hendrix “cared” about her.
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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...