Hendrix's smile slowly faded. Then, he got out of bed and poured himself a glass of water.
Noelle assumed it was for himself. But when he turned around, he held the glass out to her instead. "I was joking. Not funny, huh?"
She still didn't say anything, but she took the glass from him. That alone was enough of a response for Hendrix. His lips curled slightly.
"Get some rest." Noelle took a single sip before setting the glass aside. "I'm going out for a walk."
But before she could step outside, Hendrix grabbed her hand. "Where are you going?"
"The yard. To get some sun."
"I'll go with you."
"Weren't you feeling awful just a moment ago? You should rest more if you're really sick."
As she spoke, she swept her gaze over him with obvious skepticism. It was clear she didn't believe a word about him being sick.
Hendrix, however, remained completely unfazed under her scrutiny. "I could use some sun, too. Besides, didn't the doctor say my immune system is strong? So, my cold isn't that bad."
Not that bad? And yet, just moments ago, he was acting like she owed him for making him sick.
The words were on the tip of Noelle's tongue, but she ultimately slowly swallowed them back.
Her silence, to Hendrix, was as good as agreement. Without hesitation, he dragged her downstairs by the hand.
Just as they had seen from the room, the sunlight was indeed splendid today. Under its golden glow, the carousel Hendrix had specially ordered seemed even more vibrant.
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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...