The Christmas decorations on the street looked even more striking at night. But to Noelle, the festive and joyous red color looked more like blood.
Hendrix went straight to his study once they had returned to Roselle Court. He had been sleeping there for a while now.
Occasionally, when Noelle woke up, she would find him sitting by her bedside, never crossing any boundaries.
And tonight was no different.
After showering, Noelle should have gone straight to bed. But instead, she suddenly went downstairs to pour herself a glass of water.
The light in Hendrix's study was still on. He was on the phone while typing on his keyboard, speaking quickly and decisively. When he heard footsteps, his head immediately snapped up.
He hadn't fully switched out of work mode, so his gaze was still sharp and intense. But the moment he realized it was Noelle, his expression softened, and his eyes slowly drifted over to her. Even though the heater was turned on, he found her outfit to be a little too light for comfort.
Hendrix had long planned for Noelle to live in this house, so he had prepared a wardrobe full of clothes for her, suitable for every season. What she was wearing now was from that collection—a white spaghetti-strap nightgown with a loose robe draped over it.
Her freshly washed hair fell over her shoulders, a few strands resting against her chest, with the ends slightly curled. In her hand, she felt a glass of water.
"Mr. Freeman?" a cautious voice came through the phone, reminding Hendrix he was still on a call.
He reluctantly tore his gaze away and muttered a few quick responses before ending the call. By then, Noelle had already set the glass of water down in front of him.
"Did I interrupt your work?" she asked.
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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...