"Mommy, why hasn't Mr. Pritchett come to see me lately?"
Rosie's sudden question caught Noelle off guard. She paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "He's been really busy lately, so he can't find the time to come."
Rosie let out a soft "oh" and continued swinging. Her movements were gentle, and Noelle sat quietly beside her, watching.
But after a while, Rosie suddenly hopped off the swing and ran over to Noelle, tightly grabbing her hand.
Noelle was puzzled, but still she hugged her quickly. "What's wrong?"
Rosie didn't say a word, her eyes fixed straight ahead. It was then Noelle noticed the man standing there.
It was early autumn in Stormridge, and the man was dressed in a crisp, well-tailored suit. His tall, slender figure and strikingly handsome face instantly drew the attention of several people in the apartment complex.
It was a weekday, and most of the people playing with the children downstairs were their grandparents. Their gazes were anything but subtle, openly sweeping over Hendrix with unabashed curiosity.
Noelle couldn't help but frown.
Sure enough, someone soon noticed who Hendrix was staring intently at and asked her, "Noelle, is he a friend of yours? He's quite handsome. Does he have a girlfriend?"
Noelle took a deep breath and replied, "No, he's actually my ex-husband."
The old woman's voice immediately caught in her throat.
Noelle smiled at her. "He's probably single. Why do you ask? Are you thinking of setting him up? He has plenty of women around him, so don't trouble yourself."
The old woman quickly understood the implication and pursed her lips. "Figures. Men like him always attract trouble with women."
Noelle merely smiled in response. Then, without another word, she picked Rosie up and walked straight toward Hendrix.
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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...