The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 58 Chapter 58

William remained silent, narrowing his eyes at Noelle.

Noelle chuckded. "What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?"

"Noelle," Liam interjected. Sensing the rising tension, he stood up and tugged on her hand.

But Noelle stood firm. "You're not leaving, huh? Fine, then I'll go."

With that, she turned to leave. Liam started to follow, but he heard William say mockingly, "Ah, living as a rich heiress for a few years really boosts you confidence!

"But Noelle, don't forget your roots. If it weren't for me, you'd have starved to death ages ago. Then, where would you get the strength to boss people around like this?

"And now, you've turned your back on me because I'm of no use to you? Let me tell you, Noelle. I've been holding back out of respect for the fact that you're my daughter. But if you keep being so heartless, don't blame me for spilling all your dirty secrets!"

Noelle's footsteps slowly came to a stop. She turned to look back, only to see him smirking confidently, as if

confident. He believed he held a trump card-her dark, shameful past that she couldn't allow to

shock, Noelle looked straight at

heart jolted upon seeing her reaction, and before he could respond,

Are you talking about the time you almost took advantage of

shooting pain coursed through her body, like a sharp blade gouging out the festering wound she had buried deep within herself and exposing it to

restaurant wasn't very busy, there were still quite a number of people. Noelle's words were like a bomb exploding and sending shockwaves throughout the

next day-no, later that night-this news would spread like wildfire throughout their social

an uproar, while William remained

pain in her heart, Noelle took a deep breath and then continued,

finished her sentence

thought that she would feel liberated after letting soon as the words left her mouth,