When Noelle caught sight of the woman's face, her eyes widened slightly. Without a second thought, she pulled Rosie behind her.
The woman couldn't help but laugh at the gesture. "Do you really have to be so dramatic? For a second there, I thought you might've forgotten who I am."
Forgotten who the woman was? Of course, Noelle hadn't forgotten! How could she?
In fact, Noelle remembered all too clearly how it felt when Jean sliced her face open with a knife, and it had taken years for the scar it left on her cheek to fade.
And now, as Jean stood before her again, the same sharp pain—along with the terror she'd felt back then—came rushing back.
Noelle's grip on Rosie's hand tightened instinctively.
"Your daughter is quite adorable," Jean remarked with a smile, her gaze flickering to the child behind Noelle.
At the mention of Rosie, Noelle immediately frowned. Her shoulders, which had been slightly hunched, straightened as she stared firmly at Jean.
Jean's smile deepened when she saw how protective Noelle was of Rosie. "What's with that look? You don't actually think I'd do something to your daughter, do you? Relax. Even if I were that stupid, I wouldn't make a move here.
"Besides, I just spent three years in prison, and trust me when I say—I have no desire to go back to that hellhole."
Noticing her reaction, Jean chuckled and said, "Why do you look so surprised? Don't tell me you've forgotten that Dylan was my fiancé, and we were about to get married. Did you really think all we ever did was hold hands and hug?
"That baby should've been just fine. But when I was five months pregnant, I received the news that my father had been taken down. The shock was too much, and in a place like prison, no one cared whether I lived or died. So, the baby just died inside me."
As she spoke, Jean grew paler in the face. Combined with her disheveled hair, she appeared almost ghostly.
Noelle didn't know why Jean was telling her all this, but she didn't dare to interrupt. Instead, she tried to shield Rosie even more, her eyes never leaving Jean.
"Anyway, enough of that," Jean said suddenly with a bright smile. "The reason I came today is to tell you that you shouldn't be with Dylan. Consider this a piece of advice from one woman to another."
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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...