At that moment, Noelle suddenly thought of her mother—not the one who resented her for not undergoing the transplant surgery even on her deathbed, but the one who was still lying unconscious in the hospital.
Noelle wondered if Cynthia had considered the consequences when she threw herself in front of Noelle to save her. Did she think about how that single action would leave her in a coma?
But she knew, if given the chance to do it all over again, Cynthia would probably make the same choice.
Just like Noelle now, who didn't care that she had to kneel and bow before Hendrix. Her dignity and life—none of these matter anymore to her. She only wanted one thing—for Rosie to live.
Afterward, she couldn't recall what Hendrix had said before he left, but she did remember him tossing a piece of paper toward her on his way out.
It was a consent form with his signature on it. Noelle had no idea when he had signed it, but that was of no importance.
The moment she held that form in her hands, all she could think was, "So, all he wanted was to see me kneel and beg."
If only he had told her sooner, they wouldn't have wasted all this time circling each other like this. But thankfully, it wasn't too late.
Once Hendrix had signed the consent form, the doctors began making arrangements immediately. The surgical team was the one Hendrix had personally recruited, and Noelle heard they would be led by the world's top specialist.
Before the surgery, someone had assured Noelle that for doctors of this caliber, it was no different from an ordinary physician treating a common cold. So, there was no need for her to worry.
Still, she couldn't sleep the night before the surgery.
Rosie, however, slept soundly. That was because Noelle had told her she just needed to take a long nap the next day, and when she woke up, she'd start feeling better. Then, she would be able to go wherever she pleased and eat whatever she wanted, like the other healthy kids.
For Rosie, that was a really big temptation, so she wasn't scared at all. On the contrary, she seemed almost excited.
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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...