The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 7 "Hendrix, thank you for speaking up for me earlier," Sandra said from the back seat on the way home. After that, she continued yammering nonstop, "I had no idea Mom would talk to Madam Freeman about this. I was so scared! Luckily, you stepped in, or I wouldn't have known what to do. I don't want to get married so soon."

Hendrix was driving. He merely said a faint "hmm" in response. He seemed to be flippant toward her, but Sandra knew that was just the way he was. So, she didn't mind.

She turned her attention to Noelle, who was in the passenger seat. "By the way, what did Madam Freeman say to you when you both went upstairs?"

"Nothing," Noelle replied dismissively, not even bothering to entertain Sandra at all.

Sandra pursed her lips in slight dissatisfaction but quickly changed the subject. "Oh, right. Did you know that Max is coming back to the country?"

Noelle's composed expression shifted slightly at those words.

The braking wasn't abrupt. Noelle was caught off guard by the news for a moment, so

Hendrix glanced at Noelle.

he's doing really well abroad. It's been so many years. Haven't

were clenched tightly. "Such a shame. You two were so close back then," Sandra murmured. She then turned to

know. He's the illegitimate son of the Quinlan family," Hendrix replied quickly

in agreement shortly after Hendrix's blunt words. "Yes... That's him. He was classmates with Noelle, and we all

would stay in

off, her

couldn't understand why the latter was bringing all this up in front of Hendrix. Was she

was her plan, she had grossly miscalculated the situation-Hendrix wasn't the type to care about such things. Perhaps realizing