Noelle didn't know when Hendrix had appeared. She also couldn't remember how he had taken her away. But Marla's devastated expression kept replaying in her mind, over and over again.
It was said that no one could truly understand another's pain. But in that moment, as a mother who also saw her daughter as her entire world, Noelle could feel Marla's despair. She could understand why when Marla saw Rosie, she wished it had been Rosie who died instead.
And in that moment, Noelle even felt a twisted sense of relief that Rosie had survived. But that feeling vanished after just two seconds. Then, she wanted to slap herself. After all, Seline was her best friend. When Noelle was at her lowest, it was Seline who had helped her time and time again.
How could Noelle be so selfish? How could she even think that? Even she herself felt like she was being too cruel.
If Seline knew, she would probably rush over and slap her twice. Then, she'd say that she must have been blind not to see Noelle's true colors and that she shouldn't have befriended her in the first place.
Yes, if only Seline hadn't befriended Noelle. None of this would have happened, and she wouldn't have been dragged down by Noelle. Maybe, as Marla had said, Noelle really was a jinx. Everyone around her would suffer and be dragged down by misfortune because of her.
The kinder they were to her, the worse their fate would be. Just like Cynthia and Seline. In the end, it was all Noelle's fault. She was the one who had brought them misfortune. That thought kept swirling in her mind, over and over again.
Later, she lost track of where she was or what she was doing. Her mind was a chaotic mess.
One moment, she felt as if she were back in that distant mountain town, where a thin, frail woman carefully handed her a biscuit she had secretly stashed away. The next moment, she felt like she was in Dynalis, meeting Seline for the first time, waving excitedly at her with a bright smile.
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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...