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."

he added, "It's

Maxwell

phone. After a long while, she slowly turned and returned

didn't

so, Noelle couldn't drift off to sleep peacefully. Perhaps it had something to do with Maxwell's phone call, but she spent the whole night

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

her family's social circle laughed at her and mocked her for

top floor of the banquet hall housed a huge swimming pool. Some people wanting to test whether the " country

they pushed her

SO

felt as water gushed into her nose, mouth, and chest-it

eyes shot open

familiar surroundings left her momentarily disoriented. After a while, she remembered she was in Nivis

from the dream

until the usual time she woke up, but she couldn't fall back asleep. As she lay

to the door in

awake. However, he was used to

Chapter 9

downstairs," he said

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