Noelle's expression shifted slightly before she said, "But Rosie, your body isn't well right now, and we—"
"I know," Rosie interrupted her. "And if I'm not healthy, Mommy will be even sadder. So don't worry, Mommy. Even though I hate Daddy, I'll still do as I'm told. But I don't want to call him 'Daddy.'"
Noelle finally breathed out a sigh of relief when she heard that. Then, she reached out and gently ruffled Rosie's hair.
"No matter what, he is still your father. He gave you life, and without him, Mommy would've never met you. You don't have to call him 'Daddy,' and you can hate him, but you can't pretend he doesn't exist, okay?"
…
Time passed quickly after that.
The surgery was a success, and Rosie recovered exceptionally well. She showed almost no signs of rejection, and her red blood cells rose quickly.
A month after the surgery, Noelle completed Rosie's discharge paperwork.
But Seline remained concerned. "Are you really going to move in with Mrs. Freeman?"
"Mm-hmm."
"But why? If you want to stay in Coppersville, my family has plenty of houses where you and Rosie can live. So, why do you insist on going to live with her?"
Noelle smiled and said, "I can't rely on you forever, can I?"
"What's wrong with that? It's not like I can't afford to take care of you and Rosie."
"Even so, it's not right for us to do that," Noelle said. "Besides, I already promised her."
She had already explained her plans to Rosie earlier that morning.
Because of Rosie's resistance toward Hendrix, she wasn't particularly fond of Beatrice, either. But now, with Noelle gently cradling her and looking at her encouragingly, she hesitated before uttering softly, "Hello, Grandma."
Beatrice froze for a second, then her smile deepened. She slowly crouched down, bringing herself to Rosie's eye level, and said, "Hello there. I brought you a gift. I hope you'll like it."
Her smile was kind, and in her hand was a small lion plushie—the very same one Rosie loved most, which Noelle had been unable to find until now.
When Beatrice had asked what kind of gift to buy Rosie, Noelle had suggested something similar to the lion plushie.
Rosie's eyes lit up the moment she saw it, but she quickly turned to Noelle, silently asking for her permission.
Only after Noelle gave her a nod did she carefully accept the toy. "Thank you."
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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...