Chapter 754

Noelle immediately turned around with panic written all over her face.

Irene narrowed her eyes. "What were you doing outside so late in the night?"

"I-I thought I heard a cat meowing, so I went to check."

"A cat?" Irene frowned. "What's so strange about a few cats in the village?"

Noelle fell silent.

Irene didn't press further, simply telling her to go to bed early before turning and heading back to her own room.

Noelle followed behind her. The window in her room faced the house across the street-the one with the lit window, where Hendrix was staying.

The broken glass in the window had been repaired earlier that day. The warm yellow light shining through matched the glow in her room. Noelle stared at it for a while before finally lying down to sleep.

The night passed quickly.

Before dawn even broke, she had already

beating some eggs, she heard footsteps coming from outside. They didn't sound like

saw it was, the hope in her eyes dimmed slightly. But just as quickly, she put

"Mrs. Hodge, what brings

to talk to her." Joanne

in the fields.

go ahead." As Joanne spoke, she had already pulled out a chair and

gave Noelle a once-over before

make

have it, Irene was already on her way back, and the two met at the end

mom is at our house. She wants to talk to

future mother-in-law we're talking about," Irene corrected Noelle but didn't say much else, simply

around the house. But when she saw

her with a smile and

who had

uneasy, suddenly gained confidence

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