"Isn't there a hospital nearby?" Hendrix asked, his impatience creeping into his voice. "A DNA test would settle this, wouldn't it?"
"Yes, that's right." Jerry finally remembered this option and immediately arranged for someone to take them to the hospital.
But Sid wasn't having it. "No way! You're all in on this! Don't think I don't see what's going on—you're just sucking up to this guy because he's rich. And when the results come back, you'll make sure they say whatever he wants!"
"Mr. Hodge, please watch what you're saying." Jerry's expression darkened. "Do you even realize where you are and what you're saying?"
"I—whatever! You're all in this together. We're leaving right now!"
With that, Sid grabbed Noelle's hand and was about to pull her away when Hendrix stood up.
"Let go of her hand," he said icily.
"This has nothing to do with you! I'm telling you. They might suck up to you, but I'm not afraid of you! You can—"
"Mr. Hodge, if you insist on leaving now, we can charge you with suspected human trafficking," Jerry walked over and interjected.
Sid's eyes widened in shock.
Just then, Noelle clutched his sleeve and said in a trembling voice, "I want to go home."
Noelle, who had been panicking, immediately brightened when she saw the newcomer. Then, she rushed forward without hesitation. "Mom!"
Irene Howell quickly shielded her, then glared at Sid. "Sid, what's going on here?"
Sid breathed a sigh of relief. Then, as he walked over, he said, "Mrs. Wallace, I'm so glad you're here! As you know, Nelly and I were supposed to register our marriage today. But now they're insisting there's an issue with her identity. And this guy is even claiming she's his wife!"
"Nonsense!" Irene spat on the ground, not caring that they were in a police station. "Are you all crazy? My daughter is a perfectly respectable young woman, so how dare you slander her like this?
"And what do you mean there's an issue with her identity? She is my daughter—no one gets to question that!"
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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...