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Noelle rested on Hendrix's back, but as soon as the elevator doors closed, she said, "Put me down." Her tone was composed, completely devoid of the playful cryness she'd shown earlier when complaining about her foot.

Hendrix had already figured out she was faking it. Still, he adn't called her out on it. Instead, he had gone along with her act, playing his part in the script she had set up.

Even though Noelle had asked him to put her down, Hendrix showed no intention of letting go.

After waiting for a moment, Noelle repeated impatiently, "Hendrix, put me down!"

"Didn't you say your foot hurt?" Hendrix countered casually. "We're almost there."

"You saw it earlier, didn't you?" Noelle wasn't about to let him feign ignorance, "Sandra was hiding in the parking lot."

"Yeah, I saw her."

"That's why I suddenly asked you to carry me."

"Yeah, I know."

intentions plainly, but even so, Hendrix showed no sign of letting her down. She bit her lip. So, do you get it now? I was just using

But I don't mind,"

had suspected he might have figured it out, his candid acknowledgment

Once inside the apartment, he immediately crouched down and helped her remove her high

scenes from the car earlier flashed vividly in Noelle's mind, and she instinctively tried to pull her foot back. But Hendrix's

said through gritted

you

can do it

first aid kit. Then, he pressed her foot into place and began treating her

it had already scabbed over, the cotton swab's touch still brought a faint

cradling her foot with one hand and holding the cotton swab in the other. He meticulously tended to

reverent.

aware of Sandra and Javier's relationship?" Hendrix's hand paused slightly, evidently not expecting the question.

Chapter 264

tone

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