Chapter 9 Chapter 9

"Elle,

are you doing well?" This line echoed in Noelle's mind.

She had forgotten how long it had been since someone asked her such a question. She'd even forgotten

to ask herself if she was doing well.

The answer was obvious. But even so, she didn't hesitate to reply, "I'm doing fine."

"That's good, then," Maxwell responded.

After that, he fell quiet.

"If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now," Noelle said.

"Alright," Maxwell agreed.

But just as Noelle was about to end the call, he suddenly spoke up, "I'm sorry for leaving without saying goodbye back then, I've thought about you a lot these past years while I've been abroad."

a slight pause, he added, "It's

that, Maxwell

on the stairs, still holding her phone. After a long while, she slowly turned and returned to her

Hendrix didn't come to

had something

she was back to the days shortly after she'd returned to the Swanson family. Craig and Matilda had thrown a grand welcome

mocked her for being from the countryside. They ever teased her for

the banquet hall housed a huge swimming pool. Some people wanting to test whether the " country bumpkin" could swim-tricked

they pushed

SO

the suffocation she felt as water gushed into her nose, mouth, and chest-it was vivid in her memory, even

shot open

a while, she remembered she was in Nivis Villa-the place where she and

from the

woke up, but she couldn't fall back asleep. As

head to

surprised to see that she was awake. However, he was used to putting on a composed front. So, the surprise

Chapter 9

minutes. I'll be waiting downstairs," he said as though

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