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."

added, "It's

that, Maxwell finally hung

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

Hendrix didn't come to

had something to do with Maxwell's phone call,

family. Craig and Matilda had thrown a grand welcome home party for her, but

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

housed a huge swimming pool. Some people wanting to test

they pushed her

SO

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

eyes shot

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

from the dream

an hour until the usual time she woke up, but she couldn't

her head to the door in

that she was awake. However, he was used to putting on

Chapter 9

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

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