Then, Hendrix walked toward Dylan with his fist already raised. But the next moment, his hand froze midair. It wasn't because he no longer wanted to throw the punch. It was because Noelle had stepped in front of Dylan.
She simply stood there with her eyes fixed on him. Her cold, piercing gaze made Hendrix calm down. He looked at her with confusion and disbelief.
"Get out!" Noelle said. "You listen to me, Hendrix. Whether I cut my hair or do anything else, all that has nothing to do with you, got it? If you don't leave right now, I'll call the police. This is a hotel, so go ahead and try me if you don't mind making a scene."
Hendrix didn't speak. He only stared at her quietly and slowly lowered his raised fist. Then, he turned to look at Dylan.
Frowning, Dylan stared straight back at Hendrix.
Hendrix smirked. "Are you even a man? How can you hide behind a woman and let her protect you?"
"I'm fine with it," Noelle cut in before Dylan could respond. "Dylan's my boyfriend, so what's wrong with me protecting him when you barged into our room uninvited?
"Hendrix, stop acting crazy in front of me. And drop that ridiculous sense of possessiveness. We're over. You're the one who shouldn't be here!"
Hendrix stood there, staring at Noelle for a moment before suddenly laughing again. But this wasn't the cold, emotionless laugh from before. This time, it carried a hint of helplessness and resignation.
"Fine. I lost. Happy?" he said softly. "Noelle, I'm surrendering to you now, okay? Just come back with me. If you come back with me, we can pretend none of this ever happen—"
Before Hendrix could finish his sentence, Noelle raised her hand and slapped him across the face. She hadn't even used much force, but the sharp crack echoed through the room.
Hendrix fell silent instantly, though his expression remained unchanged. He simply stood there, staring at her.
Comments
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...