The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 758

Noelle wasn't quick enough to stop Irene this time.

When Irene swung down her hoe, Hendrix instinctively raised his arm to block it. As a result, the wound he had just had re-bandaged at the hospital that day split open again. There was even a faint cracking sound, as if a bone had been

fractured.

Even for someone as tough as Hendrix, the intense pain was enough to make him frown, and cold sweat quickly beaded on his forehead.

"Mom!" Noelle rushed forward and grabbed Irene's arm.

But was still in the heat of anger. She pushed Noelle aside and was about to strike again when Jerry, who had received an emergency call, arrived on the scene.

Jerry felt his vision darken for a moment when he saw Hendrix's injury. Then, without hesitation, he and his team restrained Irene.

"What are you doing? You bunch of ass-kissers! Let me go!" Irene struggled fiercely, her curses never stopping.

Jerry was at a loss. He was about to have her taken to the police station when Hendrix grabbed his arm.

"Take me to the hospital first," he said. His brows were still furrowed. His face was pale, but his voice remained calm.

"But-"

the panicked Noelle before adding,

was already quite elderly and mentally unstable, so it would have been troublesome to take her back to

press charges, Jerry instructed two officers to stay behind and disperse the

car.

Hendrix was bleeding, Irene's anger still hadn't subsided. She even accused Jerry of helping Hendrix escape, chasing the police car and hurling curses until Noelle finally dragged her

asked anxiously as soon as the door closed, her eyes scanning Noelle for

her

Vel

"That's impossible! Why are you still defending him? Why else would he take you

As she

fault

fore, Irene grabbed Noelle's

"I'm sorry, Nelly. It's my for failing to protect you.

ж

must've been so scared."

choked with

hand in return. "No, Mom, he really didn't

took me

"The hospital? What for?"

a checkup." After a moment of thought, she added, "He said it might