The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 702

After Hendrix finished speaking, Noelle suddenly fell silent.

The silence only made Hendrix feel more suffocated.

Just as he was about to say something, Noelle asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Caught off guard by her question, Hendrix blurted out, "What?"

Noelle looked at him calmly. "Is that how you really see me? How irrational do you think I am to do something like that?"

Even though she looked calm, her voice carried a clear undercurrent of anger. Surprisingly, Hendrix felt relieved.

"Do you know what Dylan said to me earlier?" Noelle asked.

"What?"

"He said you deliberately hid the news about Mr. Swift's illness from me," Noelle replied. "But I told him then and there that I trust you. Hendrix, is this how you repay the trust I've given you?"

"No, that's not "

finally realized the gravity of the situation. He stepped forward, ready to

him in his tracks. "Stay right

Hendrix no choice

giving him one last look, Noelle

disappeared in what felt like mere moments. It

hospital entrance, Noelle had already driven off. He returned to Roselle Court, only

in. When he asked the household staff, they

called Noelle. But she hung up on him every time. Eventually, she turned off her phone altogether. The cold, automated voice on the other end of

firmly told him she wasn't that irrational. But now, that excitement had completely vanished, and in its place

he realized something laughable-if Dylan's goal had been to drive a wedge between him and Noelle, he had

he himself played a

that Noelle had picked up Rosie from school and gone to stay at

thing he did upon entering was to look for her. Only when he saw her with his own eyes did he finally let out a

friendly. The moment