"I haven't eaten yet. Will you grab a bite with me?" Hendrix asked Noelle.
Noelle was stunned. But before she could react, Hendrix had already taken her hand and started leading her forward.
Jerry had wanted to say something to Hendrix, but all he got was a distant wave as Hendrix took Noelle straight to the car.
This was the car Hendrix had someone bring over yesterday. The once gleaming paint was now covered in splatters of mud after driving through the village's dirt roads. But he didn't mind.
It wasn't until they had driven for a while that Noelle finally snapped out of her daze. "My mom will find out!"
"Don't worry. If she gets mad at you, I'll explain it to her."
"She'll definitely hit you."
Hendrix, holding the steering wheel, glanced at her. "What? Are you worried about me?"
"Of course not!" Noelle replied immediately. Then, she turned to look out the window.
Hendrix watched her for a moment before reaching over and taking her hand.
"What are—" Noelle's eyes widened. She was about to shake off his hand when Hendrix said, "Don't move. I'm driving. And besides, my arm's still injured."
Hearing this, Noelle froze. She then looked down and noticed the layer of bandages under his white shirt, with traces of blood seeping through. She couldn't help but frown.
As if reading her mind, Hendrix quickly reassured her, "Don't worry. It doesn't hurt."
Noelle looked at him and slowly dropped her hand—the one she had intended to push him with. But the hand he was holding now felt like it was carrying an electric current, spreading from her fingertips to her heart, making her tremble ever so slightly.
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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...