The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 79 Chapter 79

"Noelle, let me remind you," Hendrix said, his tone cold and resolute. "The power to decide whether our relationship continues or ends has always been in my hands. Even back then, if I hadn't agreed, do you really think you could've divorced me so easily?"

Noelle's hand, which had been braced to push him away, slowly dropped to her side.

Her eyes, which had flickered with traces of anger and sadness, went completely blank as she stared at him.

He wasn't wrong. What power did she ever have? In his eyes, she was nothing more than an object. Once, she had been his wife and was expected to bear his children. Now, she was just a tool for his gratification.

Her quiet, detached demeanor was something Hendrix knew all too well. His brows furrowed again as he watched her. After a pause, he gripped her chin and abruptly leaned down, capturing her lips in a forceful kiss.

The moment their lips met, tears slipped down Noelle's cheek.

The cold touch of her tears sent a shiver through Hendrix's body, but he quickly brushed it off and deepened the kiss. He forced her lips apart and plunged his tongue in, claiming her in a deep, relentless hunger.

This kiss was suffocating-more overwhelming than any they had shared before.

Her hands instinctively pushed against his chest,

in strength between the two of them was too great. She wasn't

body surrender beneath him. A faint, mocking laugh escaped his lips as her body went limp against

a surge of frustration through Noelle. She clenched her teeth and bit down hard on his

out a muffled groan, but

ounce of frustration and pain she had endured over the past two years had finally found an outlet. Her teeth dug into his skin, and she refused to

t go.

Noelle soon faced

the view in Coppersville

lights gradually came to life. The neon signs shimmered in the dark, looking like a cascade of spilled cocktails.

that, she couldn't remember exactly when she drifted off

to her. But she didn't hear clearly what exactly he

dizzy, and her legs nearly gave out beneath her when she tried to

her head against the