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?"

at the woman in front of him

and kind. But now, he saw the

anyone.

over again? Hendrix closed his eyes for a moment before

us-I was only there for a business deal. She

made it clear that she neither

all she gave him

Hendrix suddenly fell silent.

just staring at each other, as

to clean up the wreckage

first. He turned his head, intending to light a cigarette. But the empty

opened a bottle of wine for

undecanted wine was bitter and astringent, carrying aint of sourness.

mother arranged everything for