Noelle noticed his nervousness. After clenching her hands for a brief moment, she finally said, "The focus of your company for the next few years should be in Coppersville, right?"
Her question caught Dylan off guard. Choosing not to lie, he nodded slowly.
"The thing is—I don't want to move back there," Noelle said. "I really like it in Stormridge. So, the distance would be an issue for us."
"That's not an issue at all, what with all the transportation available. I can come visit you every month.
"Even though Dyno Corporation is still in its early stages, once it stabilizes in a couple of years, I'll naturally look to open subsidiaries in other cities.
"When that time comes, Stormridge will be my first choice," Dylan responded quickly, his tone anxious, as if he had finally found something to hold on to after struggling for so long. He was doing everything he could to cling to it, afraid of being left behind again.
Noelle didn't comment on his response. Instead, she lowered her gaze and said softly, "When I gave birth to Rosie, it took a lot out of me. After that, I went through a very difficult period. So, unless something unexpected happens, I don't plan to have any more children."
"I understand. Don't worry. Like I said before, I'll treat Rosie as my own. Besides, I genuinely like her."
"I don't have feelings for you right now. In fact, I made this decision after considering your circumstances. I may not be able to give you what you want, including emotional reciprocation. Are you really okay with that?"
Noelle was brutally honest with him. She knew these were things most men would find hard to accept. And given Dylan's current status, he could easily find a woman more suitable and accomplished than her.
She didn't want these issues to slowly surface and cause problems later. So, it was better to lay everything out clearly now.
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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...