A child's emotions were simple and straightforward—they would instinctively gravitate toward those who were good to them.
Beatrice was always kind and warm. Every time she saw Rosie, her face would always light up with a gentle smile, so it was only natural for Rosie to like her.
Hendrix, however, was a different story.
Their first meeting left a terrible impression on Rosie, and if Noelle remembered correctly, Hendrix had never smiled at Rosie even once.
Whenever Rosie saw him, he always had a stern expression. Adding that to their bad first encounter, it was no surprise Rosie disliked him.
Seline indeed hadn't seen Rosie in a long time, so they were both especially excited to see each other today.
After lunch, Seline took Rosie to the arcade. She was a pro at the claw machines, and by the time they left, they had a pile of stuffed animals. The two of them happily gave away most of their winnings to the kids outside the mall.
Rosie loved doing things like that.
While she was busy handing out the toys, Seline finally found a chance to ask Noelle, "So, how is it going?"
Noelle looked a bit confused. "How's what going?"
"You know… How has it been living with Mrs. Freeman?"
"It's been fine. Rosie's adjusting really well.
"And did you happen to see Hendrix?"
Noelle paused for a second. But at this point, there wasn't much point in hiding it, so she nodded. "Yeah, I've seen him."
"For real? When? Where? What was his attitude like?" Seline's reaction was immediate and intense.
"Not only did he play hard to get, but he even threatened you! Someone like him should—"
"Enough," Noelle cut her off, which made Seline frown.
"It's already in the past. As long as Rosie is healthy, nothing else matters to me," she added.
Just then, she realized Rosie had been gone for a while. Her expression changed instantly as she turned to look for her, only to see Rosie walking toward them, holding someone's hand.
"Mommy, look! It's Mr. Pritchett!"
Rosie had an excellent memory. Even though she'd only met Dylan once in the hospital, she recognized him instantly when she saw him again.
Looking at Rosie adoringly, Dylan simply let her lead him. But when he looked up and saw Noelle, a warm smile quickly spread across his face—the same one that Noelle remembered so well from the past.
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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...