Noelle didn't explain much to Rosie at that moment. Instead, she went along with whatever her daughter said to soothe her.
Sure enough, Rosie quickly brightened up again. She began excitedly sharing her plans of what she was going to do after getting out of the hospital.
Noelle sat quietly beside her, listening attentively.
When the nurse came in with medication, Rosie didn't complain. She dutifully took her medicine, though the side effects made her uncomfortable. She simply lay in the bed, clinging tightly to Noelle's hand.
Noelle patted her gently on the shoulder while softly singing a lullaby. Her position was awkward, but she didn't dare move, as Rosie had been feeling insecure lately. She often became upset if she woke up and didn't see Noelle or if she had trouble sleeping.
So, Noelle stayed still. It wasn't until Rosie was sound asleep did she slowly withdraw her hand.
The caregiver, who had been sitting quietly nearby, approached cautiously after Rosie fell asleep. "Ms. Swanson. I just saw someone outside. Do you know them?"
Noelle was taken aback. A thought immediately flashed through her mind, but she quickly dismissed it.
After all, she knew Hendrix well. After how Rosie treated him, he was probably furious and had already left. She was even worried that he might refuse to go through with the transplant because of Rosie's treatment of him.
But when she stepped outside, she realized her worry was unnecessary. Hendrix was still there.
He was sitting in the same spot when Noelle returned earlier, but this time, he wasn't holding a tablet. He just sat there all alone with his head bowed, lost in thought.
After giving it some thought, Noelle walked over to him. "I'm sorry."
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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...