The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 301 Chapter 301

Hendrix had already planned this even before their fallout. He had likely intended all along to use this opportunity to swallow Elm Group entirely. None of this had anything to do with Noelle. Forcing her to bow her head and beg him now was just a bonus to him.

Noelle's thoughts had never been clearer or more rational than in this moment. She wasn't particularly surprised After all, Hendrix had always been that kind of person.

Still, Noelle couldn't help but think back to the time when he had humbled himself before her. It was precisely because of his attitude back then that Noelle had been lulled into the illusion that she could treat him however she wanted and that she could even exact some sort of petty revenge on him.

Now, she understood it had all been an act.

This realization didn't shock Noelle, not in the slightest. What was laughable, however, was the unexpected sadness she felt in this moment.

But it wasn't deep, unbearable pain. It was more like a shallow cut across her skin. The wound wasn't deep, but it happened to reopen a spot that had only recently healed-a place where the new, tender flesh was still overly sensitive, making the pain sharper and harder to ignore.

Still, because the cut wasn't deep, the bleeding stopped quickly. In just a short while, even something as trivial as a cheap bandage wouldn't be necessary.

is the only possible outcome now," Noelle told Craig. "Elm Group's situation is beyond saving. Being able to go through a proper bankruptcy process is already a

calm, but there was a faint bitterness in her tone that

a loss for words. Noelle's statement, as if passing a final sentence,

without even the strength to express his anger. In the end, he could only lie back on the bed, his eyes fixed blankly on

before calmly telling him

Craig said, "There's actually

mid-step and looked

because of Hendrix, then even if Hendrix doesn't

if we managed to find him?

It's the evidence of Hendrit's collusion with him," Craig interrupted, his gaze slowly

manager of Amity Group. Domestic industries place a high value on real economy. If his involvement with Mondivera's funds gets exposed, he' face serious consequences.

spoke, his voice grew increasingly animated. "I know-he's come to you again, hasn't he? No matter what, you must still have a

found herself at a

but because something else had surfaced in her mind-

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