The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 813

Noelle quickly added, "But don't worry. I'm not hurt or anything. It was just a slap."

By the end of the sentence, she started to lose confidence, so her voice unconsciously dropped a few notches.

Hendrix let out a cold laugh. "Just a slap? And you think that's not serious? What would qualify as serious to you? Beating you until you're paralyzed? This is our home. You expect me to just let it slide when someone barges in and hits you?"

With each word, his anger seemed to escalate. He pressed his lips into a tight line before he abruptly turned to leave.

Noelle quickly grabbed him. "What are you going to do?"

"Let go."

"Don't act impulsively. You're scaring me like this."

Her words made Hendrix freeze mid-step. As if afraid he'd still leave, Noelle clung tightly to his waist and looked up at him.

Even though Hendrix didn't say anything, he did seem to be much calmer.

After a pause, Noelle added, "Besides, I didn't take it lying down."

"You hit her back?"

argued with her. In the end, she left looking pretty disappointed and upset," Noelle replied, sounding almost proud

twitched his lips. "That's

want me

smacked her right back," Hendrix said bluntly. "Even

had meant it as a joke, but Hendrix

do

at him, Noelle

believed him.

end, she could only say, "I don't

violence, either, no one had the right to hit

you eaten?" Noelle

caught

cook something

at her for a long moment before finally grunting in agreement.

quickly circled around to grab his

leftover chicken soup from dinner. How about I make you

"Okay."