Semua Bab The Sway and Slide of Love: Bab 391 - Bab 400

Silence settled over the room.Ophelia sat on the bed, her hands clutching the blanket tightly. After locking eyes with Hendrix for a long moment, she suddenly let out a low chuckle."So what? Are you threatening me now? You little brat, do you really think I have no way to deal with you? Don't forget—Nathan is in Amity Group now. If I wanted to, I could hand everything over to him at any moment."Hendrix nodded slightly. "Nathan, huh? So, he's the key to all of this, isn't he? But that doesn't make sense? My mom's known about his existence for a while now. Even if you suddenly brought him back, her reaction shouldn't have been this extreme. "Unless… there's something hidden about his identity?"Hendrix's voice was calm, and his thinking was sharper than ever.As soon as those words landed, Ophelia's expression shifted visibly.Hendrix immediately knew that he was right. "So that's it. But he's just a bastard child—what kind of secret could there be? If my mom's this shaken, th

Noelle remained standing outside the hospital room.When Hendrix stepped out and saw her, he was momentarily surprised. Then, he frowned and asked, "Why are you still here?"She didn't answer him right away. Instead, she glanced past him, looking into the room."She's asleep," Hendrix said, immediately understanding what she was worried about."Is everything okay now? What did you two talk about?" Noelle asked.Hendrix curled his lips into a faint smile before pulling her hand and leading her forward.Noelle frowned. "Say something.""I'm exhausted. I just want to go back and sleep. I'll tell you everything after I wake up," Hendrix replied.He was deliberately keeping her in suspense. No matter how much Noelle pressed him for answers, he refused to say a word.Eventually, she gave up asking altogether.When Hendrix said he wanted to rest, he truly meant it—he took her back to catch up on sleep.Noelle had a thousand thoughts still swirling in her mind, so she had been sure

Before Noelle could answer, Hendrix's phone rang. She glanced at the screen and caught the caller's name—Erwin.Hendrix stared at the name for a second before shifting his gaze to Noelle. Then, without another word, he turned and answered the call.Whatever was said on the other end made his brows knit together almost instantly. He turned back to look at Noelle again."Is that so?" he replied. "And then? Alright. I understand."With that, he ended the call abruptly."Was that Erwin calling you just now?" he asked her."Yeah.""When did the two of you get so close?"Noelle raised an eyebrow. "Just one phone call, and we're 'close' now?""He told me he's flying into Coppersville tomorrow," Hendrix replied, his frown deepening. "Yet, the first person he informed wasn't me but you instead. If that doesn't count as close, what does?"Noelle fell silent.Hendrix clenched his teeth, but in the end, he forced his emotions down and said, "Don't let him fool you. He might look put-tog

As soon as Noelle finished speaking, Erwin paused for a moment before breaking into a smile."Of course. I've already told you—if we work together to completely ruin his business here, he'll have no choice but to return to Mondivera with me. And when that happens, you'll finally be free."Noelle merely smiled.But in Erwin's eyes, that smile made his brows crease ever so slightly.Only then did Noelle say, "But Mr. Lawson, I don't think you actually want to help me.""Oh?""If you really wanted to make Hendrix despair, it would be simple—just tell him that you and I are working together. After all, you know better than I do what kind of person he is. "If you destroy his business here, do you really think he'll let you go? That's not the outcome you're looking for, is it?"What you really want is for him to believe that I betrayed him. That's why you've been pushing me so hard all this time. Because once he finds out, you'll be able to tell him—see? The people closest to you ca

Beatrice's injuries were severe, but fortunately, none were life-threatening. After a few days in the hospital, she was discharged.This time, however, Hendrix didn't let her return to Freeman Manor. Instead, he arranged for her to stay in a secluded yet elegant place.It just so happened to be the end of the month, and Nathan had returned to Coppersville for a work report.Hendrix reserved a table at a restaurant, calling it a "family reunion dinner".The moment Noelle heard the phrase, she had a bad feeling. After all, every reunion dinner in the Freeman family had never truly ended well. But since Hendrix had already made the arrangements, she had no choice but to go along.Winter had officially arrived in Coppersville.Today's temperature had dropped a few degrees lower than yesterday. Before they head out, Hendrix thoughtfully wrapped a scarf around Noelle's neck.The white scarf matched her coat perfectly, while Hendrix was dressed entirely in black.Two starkly contrasti