The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 222 Chapter 222

Noelle left the restaurant soon after.

Earlier, she had actually taken Julio's advice to heart to treat Hendrix as just another client or business partner, like before.

She'd use the faint, ambiguous connection between them to achieve her goals.

Although Noelle had always loathed gender discrimination and preferential treatment in the workplace, she realized after stepping into this complicated world that her ideals couldn't change anything. She even found herself skillfully leveraging those very dynamics to her advantage.

But when the person involved was Hendrix, she discovered she couldn't handle it as calmly as she

thought.

She had once loved him sincerely for many years, after all. There was even a time when her feelings were reciprocated. She had felt, however fleeting, a genuine warmth in him.

Even though all of it eventually turned out to be nothing but an illusion, she still couldn't treat him like a stranger. Not even when Julio bluntly reminded her that this was just business.

she still couldn't do

perhaps it was because she hadn't yet become a truly competent businesswoman. Leaving the restaurant, Noelle received a

a flight time.

his meaning and replied,

Noelle was already used to this way of

tossed her phone aside and calmly

next day, Oliver came over, looking rather gossipy.

did you go to

look at him. "What are you

Just wanted to know

could finish speaking, Noelle suddenly interrupted, "How did you know about this?"

then squinted

she was

coldly when

that spreading a few rumors will actually make Hendrix soften up, does he?" She turned around. "Tell him this. Hendrix hates being pressured by public opinion more than

to completely despise him, he can keep