The Sway and Slide of Love novel Chapter 669
"Even back when Rosie was sick—"
At this point, Hendrix paused on his own. He knew that because of this incident, Noelle had permanently condemned him.
The fact that they were here now, living together like this, was nothing short of a miracle. There were nights when he'd wake up in the middle of the dream, needing to hold Noelle tightly just to reassure himself she was really still by his side.
And as for that period of their lives, neither of them had spoken about it for a long time.
That was until now, when Hendrix brought it up on his own.
Noelle clearly didn't want to revisit that memory, either. The moment he mentioned it, she frowned and instinctively pulled her hand away from him.
But Hendrix immediately tightened his hold, as if he knew exactly what she was going to do.
"I know what I did was wrong back then," Hendrix said. "I was just so angry and wanted to hurt you as badly as you hurt me. I wanted you to give in to me. That first time at the hotel—I just wanted you to yield to me. But I never expected you to ask me to sign the consent form.
"It made me feel like I'm being used. So, I deliberately played hard to get in the hopes you'd give me a way out. I know I was an asshole back then. No matter what, I should never have used Rosie's life as a bargaining chip.
"But Noelle, you have to believe me when I say I love Rosie, too. I mean, how could I not love her when I love you so much? She's your child, after all."
Noelle didn't respond. Instead, she slowly pressed her lips into a thin line. She knew her current stance and decisions contradicted her past beliefs. Her way of justifying it to herself had always been to move forward with her life.
After all, everything in this world was constantly changing, including her emotions and how she viewed those around her. So maybe some things from the past weren't as important anymore. But just because they didn't matter as much didn't mean she had let them go.
Just like how she still could remember the pain Hendrix had caused her because of Sandra.
Now, as he brought up what had happened when Rosie was sick, Noelle remained visibly cold toward him.
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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...