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!"

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

card-her dark, shameful past that she couldn't allow to surface. Hence, he expected Noelle to bow her

looked straight at him

heart jolted upon seeing her reaction, and before

talking about the time you almost took

tone was calm, her hands were clenched by her sides so tightly that her nails dug into her palms, breaking the skin. The sharp, shooting pain coursed through her body, like a sharp blade gouging out the festering wound she had buried deep within herself and exposing it

eyes wide in shock. His already unstable frame staggered. Though the restaurant wasn't very busy, there were still quite a number of

that night-this

William remained silent, his face

took a deep breath and then continued, "So, don't even think about using it

her sentence in

letting soon as the words left her mouth,