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.

broke, she had already taken her hoe and headed out to work in the

eggs, she heard footsteps

When she saw it

and said, "Mrs. Hodge, what

her." Joanne Cooley's face was expressionless, giving no hint of

mom is out in the fields. Should I go call

As Joanne spoke, she had already pulled out

gave Noelle a once-over before

make of

her way back, and

quickly approached. "Mom, Sid's mom is at our house. She wants to talk

That's your future mother-in-law we're talking about," Irene corrected Noelle but didn't say much else, simply continuing forward with

saw Irene return, she straightened up a bit and

a smile and told Noelle

who had been

uneasy, suddenly gained confidence

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