The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 659

Hendrix didn't say anything more. He simply held Noelle quietly in his arms.

That night, he didn't do anything else to her. Yet, he felt closer to her than ever before.

...

Noelle saw Marla and Marshall again sometime in April.

Knowing they didn't want to see her, she made sure to choose a day when she was sure they wouldn't be visiting Seline's grave to drop by. She brought Rosie along with her.

By now, Rosie had been attending kindergarten for a month and had adapted well there.

But even until now, she still didn't fully understand what death meant. When she saw Seline's photo on the tombstone, she looked confused. It was as if she couldn't comprehend why the person who used to play with her and buy her gifts and dresses was now lying inside that stone.

Noelle placed the flowers in front of Seline's tombstone. She had prepared some words to say to Seline. To avoid forgetting, she had even written them all down in a memo and spent days revising it.

of how familiar the words in the memo were, she suddenly found herself

Seline's photo, she suddenly heard footsteps coming from behind her. She immediately stiffened before turning

them. Clearly, they hadn't expected to run into Noelle here,

Noelle instinctively pulled Rosie

She knew doing this would undoubtedly

sadder. But

her maternal insting

her do

the time she realized what she'd

had always looked at

was unexpectedly calm this time. She didn't even question why Noelle was there. Instead, she simply walked

a loss of what to do. But she knew they probably

Rosie, so after clenching her hands briefly, she got ready

suddenly said, "You're here to see Seline, too,