The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 631

Rosie paused at Hendrix's words. Then, she turned to look at him.

"Where did you take Mommy?" Rosie asked.

"You want to see her, don't you?" Hendrix countered.

Rosie didn't respond.

"Or are you angry at her?" Hendrix continued. "Because of what she did that

day?"

"No!" Rosie quickly replied. Then, in a softer voice, she said, "I'll never be angry at Mommy. But she hates me."

As she spoke, her voice choked up.

Hendrix chuckled softly. "What nonsense are you talking about? How could your mommy ever hate you?"

Rosie didn't say anything else.

After all, Noelle was the one who had always protected her and who never raised her voice at her, no matter what she did wrong. Yet, that day, she

Even more so, she couldn't understand why those people kept saying she should have been the one who died or why Noelle thought so,

mommy is just sick," Hendrix explained gently. "Because she lost her best friend, and she doesn't know how to handle it, so she

to look at

"She's always protected you, so this time,

can I protect

her," Hendrix replied. "Help her get better. Pull her

him with red-rimmed eyes. She seemed to be asking him what she

"You just need to make her happy. You can do

Rosie didn't answer.

her hands, blackened from the crayons, and pulled out a wet wipe to clean them. But Rosie quickly

me," Hendrix said. "But I'm worried about your mommy, and so are

gets better you can go back to disliking me,

her expression seemed to suggest she

to a truce for

able to take her hands and carefully

can I see Mommy?" Rosie