"He's doing this just because he's unwilling to let go," Noelle interrupted Seline. "He felt defeated and disappointed because of me, and now, he just wants to make me feel the same way."
"But I think—"
"If he really still loved me, he should know that no matter what, he shouldn't use Rosie as leverage against me," Noelle said. "The only reason I'm doing what he says now is to give Rosie a chance at the surgery.
"Our relationship isn't one of meaningful connection. So Seline, it's really impossible between me and him."
…
Night fell quickly once again.
To be honest, Noelle was a little afraid of this time of day. She kept looking at her phone, afraid that Hendrix might send her a message but also fearing he wouldn't send anything at all. After all, he still hadn't signed the surgery consent form.
But nothing happened that night.
The next day, Noelle finally found out why Hendrix hadn't contacted her the day before.
There was a news feature of him attending a banquet. In the picture, a young woman stood beside him. Despite the difference in makeup, Noelle recognized her immediately as the woman who had been with him at the grocery store that day.
To her, going to the supermarket was an intimate activity. Only when two people lived together would they carefully discuss what to buy at the grocery store, thoughtfully picking out items to make their shared space feel like home.
It was something she and Hendrix had never done together because he was always too busy. He had his clothes for all four seasons delivered directly to the villa by a high-end tailoring team, so why would he waste time on trivial household items?
But as it turned out, whether something was a waste of time depended entirely on his perspective. Perhaps, for him, spending time with certain people was never a waste of time.
Noelle thought this as she turned off her phone screen. But then, a new message popped up.
It was from Hendrix, and the message only contained a room number and 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...