The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 14 Chapter 14

#25 BONUS

"Noelle!" Sandra rushed up to Noelle and grabbed her hand "Noelle, are you mad at me? Mom meant well. It was my fault for accidentally hurting myself.

"Don't worry. I'll move out of your house. I won't be a bother to you and Hendrix.."

"Great," Noelle agreed without hesitation.

Matilda frowned at her response while Sandra looked surprised.

"I'll leave now." Without a care, Noelle removed her hand from Sandra's grip to leave.

Sandra's tearful voice could be heard from behind. "Mom, what do I do? Noelle probably hates me now..."

For a moment, Noelle had the urge to turn around and admit that she indeed hated Sandra, but she quickly struck down the thought. She didn't want to be slapped by Matilda

e words.

had hit her before

not believe that her parents would play favorites against their biological daughter. She soon realized that they felt ashamed of her past

was closer to the image

was nothing but a failure in

home, she saw that the Swanson family had sent some staff over to pack up Sandra's belongings before she even had the chance to get Mabel

them

who cried, "What's going on? Why is Ms. Sandra moving out after she's settled down

helplessly turned to Noelle for an explanation,

Noelle had missed the draft deadline by a few days, she had no choice but to lock herself in her room for the entire afternoon to work on it. It was past dinner time when she

but she wasn't surprised. She was about to have

send someone to

she asked, "Where

going to

her. She blurted out, "I'm

Hendrix hung up without another word. Clearly, he was giving out an order to Noelle instead