The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 291 Chapter 291

As soon as Hendrix finished speaking, Noelle suddenly stepped forward and raised her hand. But her slap never landed. Hendrix had caught her wrist, his face completely expressionless.

"You're crazy!" Noelle said.

Hendrix smiled faintly. "Yeah, I know."

Noelle didn't say another word, but she trembled even more violently as tears began to fall. Still, it seemed she refused to show any weakness in front of Hendrix. So, she quickly wiped away her tears. "Dylan's grandfather is sick," she finally told Hendrix. "Alzheimer's. His condition is deteriorating quickly, and he might not remember anything soon. That's why Dylan proposed to me."

But when she finished speaking, the answer she wanted never came.

Hendrix's gaze remained cold as he looked at her. When he noticed Noelle was still staring at him, he even asked, " So? What does that have to do with me?"

deep breath.

hesitation, and Noelle's question was

even the slightest compromise? Hendrix, do you really have to force me into a

forcing you? If they hadn't pulled a stunt like this, how could I have gotten this leverage? Him getting sick?

pitiful? What about me-the one you left behind? Am I not pitiful? Have you forgotten how you

he truly believed he was

than a disguise-a wolf in sheep's clothing. The biggest mistake Noelle had ever made was trusting him in

had the upper hand in their

now, she finally understood-Hendrix had never thought that way. To him, equality didn't matter. Who had the upper hand or who didn't was irrelevant. The only thing that mattered was that they

together.

he wanted was for Neelle to stay down there with him. The moment she even thought of escaping, he would reach out and drag her back the instant she tried