"Prepare myself? Why would I need to prepare myself? What are you talking about?" Noelle asked.
"Oh, right. I should give Seline a call. She should be with Rosie—she'll definitely know where Rosie is. Rosie might seem well-behaved most of the time, but don't let that fool you. She can actually be quite mischievous.
"Right after she learned to walk, she loved hiding in all kinds of places around the house. Once, she hid under the bed without me knowing, and I couldn't find her even after searching for a long time. In the end, I had to call the police to find her.
"But good thing she's well-behaved. She knew she had scared me that time, so she never made me worry like that again.
"Her health was never great. She often got sick as a child, and when she had a fever, she wouldn't want anyone but me. So, I had no choice but to hold her through the night.
"I simply held her like that. She was so small in my arms. Even though I was exhausted, I felt so fulfilled because I knew she was my flesh and blood. And to her, I was her whole world. But she didn't know that she was my whole world also. I can't live without her."
Noelle kept talking. As she spoke, she kept scrolling through her phone, looking for Seline's number. She wanted to call her, but her fingers wouldn't stop trembling. In the end, she failed to find Seline's number.
"What's going on?" she asked Hendrix. "I can't find Seline's number. I definitely had it. She's Rosie's godmother. We've always been in touch, so why can't I find it now? Do you—"
Before she could finish, Hendrix suddenly stepped forward and pulled her into his arms. His grip was so tight that it was hard for Noelle to even breathe. But she didn't feel any pain. She just stood there, stunned.
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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...