The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

My Nephew Leonard 413 Chapter

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Finally, Noelle said, "Back in Dynalis, the last time I lowered my pride and asked you-if you had given me ever the slightest chance back then, I wouldn't have become so completely cold to you. But what did you do instead?

"You took Sandra on a trip there, and even worse... she ended up pregnant."

At that, Noelle couldn't help but let out a laugh that dripped with mockery.

Hendrix had looked utterly defeated just moments ago, but the second he heard that, his eyes snapped up. "What did you just say? Who told you her child was mine?"

Noelle didn't answer.

Hendrix immediately pieced it together himself. "It was Sandra, wasn't it? The day you two ran into each other in the hospital? Why didn't you ask me? I could have explai

"That won't be necessary," Noelle cut him off. "I didn't ask because I didn't care. If the baby is yours, then it's yours. What does that have to do with me?"

was silenced. He stared at the woman in front of him and suddenly realized he had been wrong about her

was gentle and kind. But now, he saw the truth-she was actually more

anyone.

him in the heart, over and over again? Hendrix closed his eyes for a moment before speaking, "Yes, you don't care. But Noelle, I still need to tell you- Sandra's child isn't mine. There has never been

Dynalis, when you ran into us-I was only there for a business deal. She

already made it clear

gave him was

Hendrix suddenly fell silent.

stood there, face to face, just staring at each other, as if trying to

maybe, just contemplating how to clean

who looked away first. He turned his head, intending to

he opened a bottle of wine for

of sourness. Hendrix took

mother arranged everything