The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 71 Chapter 71

Noelle gritted her teeth, her voice already as raspy as it could be. She thought that she had already walked out of her relationship with Hendrix, but she just realized that she had overestimated herself. Whatever the Swansons did couldn't affect her anymore, but a few words from Hendrix were the sharpest knives, stabbing her deeply.

Hendrix sat across from her, holding her gaze. After a while, he sniggered. "Do you feel mistreated? Then, do you think it's an honorable act to go on a blind date less than a week after a divorce?"

Noelle was quiet.

Reaching out, Hendrix held her chin. "Also, you're the one who climbed into my bed last night. Why didn't you think that you were being cheap at that time?"

His eyes turned cold all of a sudden and were so full of disdain that it felt like a slap on her face. She gritted her teeth even harder, but her tightly balled fists slowly relaxed

However, Hendrix didn't have the patience to continue this conversation with her and rose to his feet. "Noelle, you don't have a choice," he stated and started out

However, Noelle's voice echoed from behind him, "How long?"

and turned around at the same time she looked up. There were tears brimming in her eyes, and she had bitten her lip so hard that it was bleeding. It appeared that she was using all she had to maintain her composure

of her watery eyes when she stared at him last night. He gulped and said, Two years, I

even harder,

and stood

she started

to my home," she answered and turned to him. "I guess you don't need me anymore today. When you do... I'll

she composed herself a little. Speaking in a diplomatic tone,

could answer, she

off," Hendrix said in the

e no

swallowed the words. At this point, she longer had the energy left

23, Block A, Percy