The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 238 Chapter 238

Hendrix drove to Galaxy Grove.

Noelle had expected him to come, so when she opened the door, she didn't look the slightest bit surprised.

Hendrix looked inside the house first.

"He went on a business trip," Noelle said to him, as if she knew what he was searching for.

Hendrix smirked. "You think I'm afraid of him?"

"I didn't think much of it, but after all, he's my boyfriend. The way you're acting so self-righteous doesn't seem quite appropriate, either."

As she spoke, Noelle had already turned around. "Come in."

Hendrix pressed his lips together and, in the end, followed her inside.

This was his first time entering the place. Last time, he had only made it to the door. Now, stepping inside,

noticed that the decor was entirely different from when she

and white tones, a slightly cluttered table, and

kind of felt more like a place he would

medical kit on the coffee table, which even had iodine and bandages

help but smile. "You're accurate when it comes

Even with injuries marking his temples and cheeks, his face remained strikingly handsome.

a moment, then sat down on the couch. Her voice was calm as

with steady hands, her

should turn around and leave. After all, the irrational things he'd done lately were more

back. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been circling around her all this time.

toyed with and trampled on by her. He

his hands clenched tightly at his sides and his

moment, the urge surged within him to kick ever the coffee table and pin her beneath him to question

was within his grasp. Yet,

a cotton swab and the iodine to tend

Hendrix ignored it, his gaze

wore a simple nightgown, her long hair cascading over her shoulders,

he took her and her surroundings in, he couldn't help but feel