"Thank you," Beatrice's voice came from behind just as Noelle was in the kitchen preparing a snack for Rosie.
Even though there were household staff and chefs in the villa, Noelle still preferred making Rosie's food herself.
Despite being in a new environment, Rosie adapted quickly. Noelle had spent the morning reading to her, and during lunch, she ate quietly without fuss. She even took her medicine without any tears or complaints. Now, she was upstairs sleeping.
Beatrice adored her but was careful not to overwhelm her with too much attention. Seeing Noelle take the time to make snacks, she couldn't help but speak up.
Noelle froze for a second, then turned to her with a puzzled look, unsure what she meant.
"You've raised Rosie well," Beatrice said.
"I'm her mother. That's what I'm supposed to do," Noelle said. "And she's my daughter, so you don't have to thank me for that."
The line Noelle drew was clear and firm.
Beatrice understood what she was saying right away. She also knew that, on the surface, Noelle had agreed to move into the villa, but in truth, it was nothing more than a tactical retreat.
She was well aware of Noelle's real intentions, so she simply went along with it.
It was partly to ensure Rosie could have access to better medical resources and partly to make it clear to Batrice that there was no longer any possibility between Noelle and Hendrix.
Beatrice wasn't sure if she was doing the right thing by pushing this arrangement, but one thing was certain—she had to at least try.
"The fruit in the backyard will ripen soon," Beatrice suddenly said. "Does Rosie like cake? We could make one for her with fresh fruit when it's ready."
Noelle smiled and replied, "She loves cakes but doesn't like mango. She prefers strawberries and chocolate—anything sweet."
"I see. In that case, I'll have someone—"
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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...