The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 9

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 getting

Maxwell

her phone. After a long

didn't

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

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

for being from the countryside. They

housed a huge swimming pool. Some people wanting to test whether the " country bumpkin"

pushed

SO

suffocation she felt as water gushed into her nose, mouth, and

shot

her momentarily disoriented. After a while, she remembered she was in Nivis Villa-the

from the dream

time. There was still over an hour until the usual time she woke up, but she couldn't fall back asleep. As she lay in bed, lost in thought, the

head to the

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

Chapter 9

waiting downstairs," he said as though

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