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."

"It's getting late. You

Maxwell finally hung

stairs, still holding her phone. After a

night, Hendrix didn't come to

it had something to do

she'd returned to the Swanson family. Craig and Matilda had thrown a grand welcome home party for her, but hardly anyone

mocked her for being from the countryside. They ever teased her for not

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

they pushed

SO

into her nose, mouth, and chest-it was vivid in her memory,

eyes shot open

surroundings left her momentarily disoriented. After a while, she

from the dream had

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

her head to the

was used to putting on a composed front. So,

Chapter 9

waiting downstairs," he said as though

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