The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 47 Chapter 47

The dining table was left with just the two of them-mother and son.

"When are you moving back in?" Beatrice asked calmly, taking a sip of her soup.

Hendrix furrowed his brows.

"I asked you to move out before because it was inconvenient for you to live here with Noelle. Now that you're divorced, you might as well move back," Beatrice continued.

"No need," Hendrix replied. "It's more convenient where fam now."

"What's convenient about it? Bringing a new girlfriend back?" Beatrice's words sounded calm, but to Hendrix's ears, they were laced with subtle mockery.

He set his cutlery down and looked at her with a neutral expression.

However, Beatrice seemed unaffected and continued, "I'm serious. If you think your father's matchmaking

was a mistake, then go ahead and make your own choices. I won'tstop you."

Beatrice paused, then added, "There's only one thing-Sandra. I will never allow her in this house." "Why?" Hendrix asked.

"Are you really thinking

you hate Sandra so

"Do I need a reason to

a loss

oppose you being with anyone." "I thought you could only see..." Hendrix hesitated for a moment before finishing the sentence, "the one

he didn't even want

right. I do like her, but so what? You're divorced now, and she's already moved on, going out

narrowed his eyes.

I ran into her today at

cripple from the Hawthorne

"Yes."

are desperate,

were you, I'd take a hand look at why Noelle would rather choose a cripple over

up and

stayed where he

was a long while before he finally grabbed his coat and walked

but

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