The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 484 Noelle said she was sorry.

If her earlier response had merely left Hendrix a little surprised, then these two words were like a stab into his chest.

His lips moved, but it took him a long moment to find his voice. "Why are you apologizing?"

"I should've made Rosie apologize to you right away," Noelle said softly, eyes downcast. "You were right. When someone does something wrong, they should apologize. If she had done so then, none of this would have happened.

"As her mother, I failed to teach her properly. So, I'm apologizing to you for that. And about what I said to you earlier... I wasn't trying to be difficult. I was just too anxious at the time, so I hope you won't hold it against me."

When she finished speaking, Hendrix fell into complete silence.

"Oh, and thank you for the arrangements you've made with the doctors. I—"

Seeing that Noelle was about to continue, Hendrix cut her off sharply, "That's enough."

He slowly clenched his teeth. "You're doing this on purpose, aren't you? You're saying all this just to make me feel worse, right?"

looked up at him with eyes filled with confusion, as if

I know I haven't been involved in your life these past two years, but wasn't that your choice? You were the one who insisted on leaving me! I was the one who was abandoned! What was I supposed to do?

Rosie was sick, would I have handled things this way?

poured out his anger

wasn't supposed to act like this. Hadn't he

he had

what was the point of bringing it up again now? only made him seem like some bitter man, endlessly listing

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just to paint

watching him. Suddenly, she remembered something

to tell Hendrix about Rosie's illness, but Seline had assured her that he already knew. So, she never made

them. But what was the

gaze and

you

sorry," she repeated. "Isn't that what you