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 getting late. You should get some

Maxwell finally hung

phone. After a long while, she slowly

Hendrix didn't come to

off to sleep peacefully. Perhaps it had something to do with Maxwell's phone

was 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 hardly anyone at the event

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 caviar

housed a huge swimming pool. Some people wanting to

they pushed

SO

her nose, mouth, and

shot open

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

from the dream

up, but she couldn't

to the door

awake. However, he was used to putting on a composed

Chapter 9

downstairs," he said as though

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