The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 156 Chapter 156 "Noelle."

Noelle paused mid-stride when she heard a crisp voice calling out from behind her. But then, she quickly pretended she hadn't heard anything and continued on her way.

Seeing this, Sandra rushed up and grabbed Noelle's hand just as she was about to get into the elevator. "Noelle, why are you ignoring me? Is this where you live now? Why do you put yourself through all this suffering? If you need-"

"Let go," Noelle ordered, her face devoid of any emotion.

Standing there, Sandra locked eyes with Noelle for a second before breaking out into a smile. "Noelle, don't be like this. Do you know what the situation at home is right now? Mom has fallen ill, and things in the company aren't that great, either. It's all because-"

"Weren't you the one who set all of this up?" asked Noelle, cutting in mid-sentence.

"L"

"Do you remember the talk we had

"W-What?" uttered Sandra, stunned.

I live or die how do you think they'll react when

lips trembled, as if trying to form words, but after a long silence, she still

blurted out, "You're lying,

play it for the Swansons because I couldn't be bothered to stoop to your level. But if you keep pestering me, don't

drained all the color from Sandra's face. Her grip on Noelle's hand gradually loosened

turned to leave, Sandra suddenly said, "But its true that Mom is sick, and it's serious. The doctor said she might have less than six months to live. Are you really not going

to look at

don't know, huh? Figures. Mom's always

still the woman who gave birth to you. Can you really live with yourself if you don't visit

respond, but her hands hanging

at the hospital right now," Sandra added softly. "You should spare some time