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

a truly competent

contained only a flight time.

his meaning and replied,

send any further messages, but Noelle was

giving it another thought, she tossed her

Noelle arrived at the company the next

go to the stadium

look at him.

know if you and

he could finish speaking, Noelle suddenly interrupted, "How did you

then squinted

working for Noelle for some time now, so he knew she was going to be angry. He quickly explained,

coldly when she heard

"Tell him this. Hendrix hates being pressured by public opinion more than anything.

to completely despise