Ruth was acting as if she and Noelle were close friends. Without giving Noelle a chance to react or refuse, she had already turned on her phone's camera and snapped a photo.
Only then did Noelle realize what had happened. She frowned and quickly put some distance between them.
"Oh, by the way, I meant everything I said to you last night," Ruth added.
She didn't push her luck and put away her phone once she got the picture. Then, she continued seriously, "I was young and stupid back then. More importantly, Sandra was my best friend at the time. I've always been simple-minded, so I believed whatever she said without question.
"I never imagined she'd turn out to be such a two-faced, manipulative woman. But no matter what, I hurt you in the past, so I want to sincerely apologize to you. Noelle, I'm really sorry."
As she spoke, Ruth made a move to kneel.
However, with her being heavily pregnant, Noelle was worried she might accidentally hurt herself and blame it on her, so she quickly stopped.
"That's all in the past now." She had no choice but to say this to prevent Ruth from dragging things out any further.
"Really? So that means you forgive me?" Ruth's eyes lit up instantly. She grabbed Noelle's hand happily. "That's wonderful! Actually, I've always known that compared to Sandra, you're the one worth befriending.
"After all, we're the ones who truly belong to the same world. A person's character and worth—those things are determined from birth, written in their very blood. You're the real scioness of the Swanson family, right? That's why you and I should be friends."
Ruth kept trying to cozy up to her. Even when Noelle repeatedly pulled her hand away, she somehow found a way to hold onto her again.
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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...