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?"

In the end, she left looking pretty disappointed and upset,"

twitched his lips.

Did you really want me to end up in a brawl with

back," Hendrix said

meant it as a joke, but

do exactly that.

at him, Noelle

believed him.

the end, she could only say, "I don't want to

he didn't advocate for violence, either, no one had the

you eaten?"

caught

I cook something for

in agreement. Only then did

to grab

leftover chicken soup from dinner. How about I make you

"Okay."

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