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?"

she left looking pretty disappointed and upset,"

twitched his lips. "That's

enough? Did you really want me

should have smacked her right back," Hendrix said bluntly. "Even if you crippled her, I'd cover

it as a joke, but Hendrix was dead

do exactly

at him, Noelle

believed him.

end, she could only say, "I don't want to do that. Violence

either, no one had the right to hit his

you eaten?" Noelle suddenly

question caught Hendrix off

about I cook something for you?"

for a long moment before finally grunting in agreement.

quickly circled around to grab his wrist and pulled

How about I make you some

"Okay."