The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 781

Noelle froze for a second before yanking her hand back without a second thought.

"What nonsense are you spouting?" she asked through gritted teeth. "This is all your fault!"

"My fault?" Hendrix was still grinning. "I tried waking you up multiple times, but you refused to get up."

"If it weren't for you-" She wanted to keep arguing, but she forced herself to swallow back the words just as they were about to leave her lips.

Hendrix seemed amused by her reaction. "What about me?"

Noelle refused to engage further. Biting her lip, she propped herself up and got out of bed.

"You didn't finish your sentence. What about me?" Hendrix followed her, pestering her with questions.

Ignoring him, she marched into the bathroom and slammed the door shut, cutting his voice mid-sentence.

her, but thoughts of Irene pushed it aside. Right now, she was in no

"I had someone inform your mom last night.

to

a bottle of milk from somewhere. "You haven't eaten all day. At least drink

local with a thick accent

to respond, but

can't seem to make

girls always have tempers. With a wife this

as if verifying whether the driver's description

gaze made her

Just as she

at him, Hendrix spoke

sweet.

who messed up."

his tongue and glanced at Hendrix through the rearview mirror.