The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 159

Chapter 159 Chapter 159

'If I had known what you would go through, I would've kept you by my side, never letting you stray even a step away from me. But Noelle, as hard as those years were for you, they weren't any easier for me. "You once nearly became a mother yourself. Surely, you can understand the love a mother has for her child, can't you?"

Tears streamed down Matilda's face.

Noelle stared at her for a long moment. "Just say it. What is it that you want from me?"

Her voice was unnervingly calm. It was clear she refused to pay along with Matilda's charade.

Matilda looked up at her in disbelief. "H-How could you speak to your own mother like that?"

"Did I guess wrong?" Noelle smiled faintly. "If this isn't about anything, that's even better. I'll be on my way,

"then."

to leave, Matilda couldn't hold back any longer.

She didn't respond right away.

seemingly well aware of how difficult het request was to voice. After a brief pause, she finally

"No."

doctor told me it's serious, and

blank. She had never truly believed that a person's mindset could completely change in just a matter of days. Even so, it would be a lie to say she wasn't stirred by

had longed for from her biological mother. But

been a setup, a ploy to get her to help with

matching

process.

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