The Sway and Slide of Love

But in the next moment, Hendrix turned away again.

Seeing this, Noelle instinctively reached out and grabbed his hand. It was a gentle gesture, and she had even prepared herself for him to shake her off, but he didn't.

He simply turned his head and looked down at her hand.

"I'm sorry," Noelle said again. "I shouldn't have thought of you that way last time. I was wrong, but Rosie is innocent. Can you please help her?"

She carefully chose her tone, her voice dry and hoarse. If there had been any other choice, she wouldn't have wasted a single second here with him. But she truly had no other way.

She also knew that Hendrix wanted to see her like this. He wanted her to beg him and humble herself before him.

When she finished speaking, Hendrix was finally willing to look at her. Then, he gently gripped her chin, forcing her to look up at him.

Their eyes met.

Her eyes were slightly red, her lips trembling. Coupled with her face, which was noticeably thinner from the stress, she looked utterly pitiful.

But Hendrix showed no trace of softness. After staring at her for a moment, he simply shook his head and said, "Not like this.

His words caught Noelle off guard. Before she could react, he released her chin.

But Noelle grabbed his hand tightly as if he were her last lifeline. She gathered her emotions and looked up at him again.

Her teary eyes now held a different light. They were sparkling and reflecting the image of someone she loved.

Hendrix raised an eyebrow.

Noelle's grip on his hand tightened.

"Hendrix, you'll agree to the surgery, won't you? You know how important Rosie is to me. When I gav I birth to her, it was a difficult delivery. waited in the delivery room

whole day before they finally had to undergo a C-section. noveldrama

"You've seen how grotesque the scar was. But don't regret giving birth to her at all. No matter how much pain I had to go through, I felt like it was all worth it whenever saw her smile at me and call me 'Mommy.' She's the reason keep going. So, Hendrix, please save her."

As she spoke, tears finally spilled from her eyes. They fell onto the back of Hendrix's hand, cold and wet.

But Hendrix just stood there, watching with an expression devoid of any feelings.

Noelle knew he could see through her act. But since he didn't call her out on it, she continued to look at her with a pitiful expression.

"Why did you leave back then?" Hendrix suddenly asked.

He didn't expose her but instead asked a question that cut even deeper.

Noelle's expression shifted involuntarily, and her tears seemed to freeze in place.

But Hendrix didn't give her a chance to avoid or think. He gripped her wrist tightly and said, "Answer me. Why? Was it because you thought I'd never make a comeback? But if it was really about money, why didn't you take anything with you? You didn't even take the ring I gave you. So, why?"

He had finally asked the question that had haunted him day and night for over two years.