The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 747

"His wife? No, this is my wife. We're going to register our marriage today. Her mother has already accepted the wedding gift!" The man's voice grew louder.

Hendrix snapped back to the present. Slowly, he turned to look at Noelle, as if waiting for her to explain. But she wouldn't even meet his gaze.

She didn't seem the least bit happy at seeing him again. Instead, she was trying to pry his fingers off her in a bid to free herself.

"Noelle," Hendrix called her name. "What are you doing?"

But she gave him no response.

Hendrix clenched his teeth, and he was about to pull her closer to question her when Noelle screamed, "Let me go!"

Her sharp voice forced Hendrix to release his grip. Noelle immediately stepped back and hid behind the man. "See? She doesn't know you at all. So like I said, she's not your wife. I think you're just trying to take advantage of my wife because she's pretty! You might look decent on the surface, but you're nothing but a shameless scumbag!"

looked as if he might charge forward and fight Hendrix at any

didn't even spare him a glance. He simply kept his

him. She kept her

at

must be some misunderstanding here," Jerry quickly interjected. Then, he turned to his colleague and said, "I just heard there's an issue with this

had reopened, causing the blood to seep through the bandages. But he had bigger things to

his eyes fixed on Noelle. His gaze was intense and burning, as if no

a chill run down his spine. He wanted to say something

soon returned with an update. After hearing the

looked at the man across from him. "Mr. Hodge, you just said you gave the wedding

custom in our village

old lady isn't mentally stable, right?"

immediately

out The old lady is a widow. Ever since her daughter passed away a few years ago,