The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 608

"Hold the door!" a voice called out from outside the elevator.

If it had been anyone else, Noelle would have pressed the button to keep the doors open. But this time, she lowered her gaze and began frantically pressing the close button instead.

Alas, she was still too slow. Just as the doors were about to shut, a hand shot out and blocked them, causing them to slide open again.

Noelle pressed her lips into a tight line.

Despite being the one who forced the doors open, Hendrix still thanked her as he stepped inside.

Noelle didn't respond. Instead, she silently pulled Rosie to the side, as if trying to put as much distance between them and him as possible.

Hendrix noticed but said nothing, simply staring at the changing numbers on the elevator panel. Soon, they reached their floor, and Noelle stepped out with Rosie first.

Noelle then reached for her keys to unlock the door, but she quickly realized her keys were missing.

"Mommy, I need to go potty," Rosie said.

sweetheart," Noelle replied, then began rummaging through her bag more urgently. But no matter how much she searched, the

grew more desperate, as if

came from behind,

froze, while Rosie began stomping her feet in

Hendrix scooped Rosie up and

"What are you doing? Put her

shot her a glance and asked, "Do you want her to pee

Noelle went completely silent.

took Rosie from him and carried

He simply closed

expected to have to hold Rosie up to use the toilet, as the adult-size seat was too high for her But when she looked down, she was surprised to see that Hendrix had actually installed a child-sized

a moment, she couldn't help but be stunned. However, Rosie was on the verge of tears, so Noelle didn't dwell on it. She quickly crouched down and helped Rosie adjust her dress. "Okay.

didn't look around for long. After a quick glance, she withdrew her gaze and

it inside out, but no matter how hard she searched, she couldn't find them. In the end, she had

bathroom as well. But the little girl didn' seem too keen on going out. She hid behind Noelle, her posture hovering somewhere between resistance

if nothing had happened. He

offered it to Rosie.