The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 218 Chapter 218

After seeing Clayton off, Noelle stood alone in front of the cafe. The heatwave rolling in from the street was a sharp contrast to the cool air from the air conditioning inside, and it made her throat itch uncomfortably.

Fighting the urge to cough, Noelle pulled a throat lozenge from her bag and popped it into her mouth just as a call from the office came through, urging her to return for a meeting.

The meeting's agenda was similar to what Craig had mentioned to her a few days ago. The past two years had seen a sluggish market, but Amity Group, as the industry leader, seemed untouched by the downturn.

The incident with Beatrice had caused quite a stir at the time, and Hendrix was labeled as cold and unfilial by the media. He was also accused of pushing Beatrice to the brink, leaving her with no choice but to take that tragic path.

Meanwhile, the couple who had lost their son, Lloyd, took every opportunity to find reporters to smear his reputation. Hendrix seemed completely unconcerned. He went about his daily life as usual and even managed to find time to start a new relationship.

His calm and fearless demeanor gradually made the voices accusing him grow quieter and quieter. This time, he

in Vinton City to inspect the project on the outskirts of the city. Everyone knew that a cluster of abandoned factories was about to be demolished to make way for a large-scale resort.

The area already had some local architecture, and the plan was to develop it into a tourism hub, complete with education and medical facilities. Once completed, it could easily become a landmark project for Vinton City.

a coveted piece of land attracted the attention of

Swanson, I just realized

the meeting, Oliver quickly caught up with her. His face

even look back.

front of your apartment that night suddenly remembered who

"Oh? Who?"

he looked familiar, and just now, when I was going

but she

reaction.

"Is he interested in-"

time" Noelle reminded him "So, it doesn't matter who

couldn't come up with

"But we still need to fight for it I'll talk to Mr.

"By the way, don't forget that you have a

with Julio Garcia that very

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