The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 800

"Why?" Noelle asked.

"What do you mean why?" Hendrix's voice carried an edge of irritation. "How would I know he's not a good person?"

Noelle shook his head. "What I mean is, if he's not a good person, why was I going to marry him in the first place? And he mentioned I lived in Stormridge before. Were we divorced then?"

Now that the questions had started, she might as well get everything out in the open.

The moment she finished speaking, Hendrix's expression darkened further.

Noelle wasn't in a rush. She simply waited, watching him expectantly.

"Yes," Hendrix finally answered her. "You almost did marry him. But then he betrayed you, so you broke it off."

"Betrayed?"

"Yes. To secure an investment, he slept with his ex-wife. And that ex-wife ended up dead overseas because of him. You even suspected he was involved. Because the moment she died, Dylan inherited her money. His company was saved overnight. And you don't remember this, but his ex-wife-"

"Hold up." Hendrix had said too much at once, and Noelle couldn't process it all immediately. She pushed him away and took two steps back.

Hendrix just stood there, his lips pressed into a thin line as he watched her.

was his ex-wife?" Noelle

"Jean Fisher."

the name over in her mind, but

now," Hendrix said firmly. "Just

frowned but eventually nodded.

Hendrix finally let out a

Noelle asked, "Then,

question was clearly even harder to answer than the previous

his hands briefly.

"Yeah."

the one who left me back

"What?"

his eyes. "At that time, there was trouble within my family. Someone

first person I saw was you-only for you

wasn't the first time

she had been the one to bring it up as well. She

any room to

outright that she