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."

slight pause, he added, "It's getting late. You

that, Maxwell

stairs, still holding her phone. After a long

didn't come to

peacefully. Perhaps it had something to do with Maxwell's phone call, but she spent the whole night

the days shortly after she'd returned to the Swanson family. Craig and

peers from her family's social circle laughed at her and mocked her for being from the countryside. They ever teased her for not knowing what

a huge swimming pool. Some people wanting to test whether the " country bumpkin" could swim-tricked her into going

pushed her

SO

into her nose, mouth, and chest-it was

eyes shot

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

the dream

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

head to

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

Chapter 9

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

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