The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 239 Chapter 239

"What do you mean?" Hendrix asked.

"Literally what I just said." Noelle smiled. "I don't know how you feel about me, nor do I want to know now. I've moved on, and I will not be tied to the past. In other words, Mr. Freeman, you're out."

As her words fell, Noelle pried open Hendrix's tightly clenched fingers one by one.

"The wounds are already treated. They're shallow enough not to require bandaging. You can leave now."

With that, she moved to stand up, but in the next moment, Hendrix suddenly spoke, his voice laced with subtle resentment, "You're truly indifferent, aren't you? Saying you've let go, just like that?"

There was a trace of bitterness in his tone, as if accusing her of being "irresponsible."

Noelle found it almost laughable.

Turning to face him, she said, "Mr. Freeman, you must be joking. I'm not as indifferent as you think. If I truly could let go as easily as you say, I wouldn't have gone to Dynalis alone back then.

muster the courage to ask you one question-whether you'd be

or a chance to

had to love you back then. I fought for us with all my strength. Though the result wasn't what I hoped

regrets.

not an object that you can pick up and put down at will, nor am I someone who

opposite side of the coffee table, positioning herself in a stance

go

turned around as well. "You

time,

but then he suddenly said, "By the way, if you have time to go back to Coppersville, you can visit

took Noelle

teeth slowly clenching together. She didn't understand why Hendrix would bring Beatrice up all of a

truth, Noelle did feel guilty toward her. Like Sandra had said, if she had been more attentive and had noticed the

visit her, but Hendrix stopped her from doing