The Sway and Slide of Love

"Noelle? Noelle!"

It wasn't until Seline called her that Noelle finally snapped out of her thoughts. She looked at her in a daze.

"What's the matter with you? You look like you're in a trance," Seline said with a frown.

"I-I'm fine."

"And your dark circles are so heavy. Didn't you say you were going home to rest last night? Why do you look worse than when you were staying overnight at the hospital?"

"I didn't sleep well last night," Noelle said with a forced smile. "Maybe it's because I couldn't see Rosie, so I was worried."

"What's there to worry about? There are so many medical staff here. Besides, the doctors said that as long as the transplant surgery goes smoothly, Rosie will be out of here in no time. Speaking of which, when is Hendrix going to sign the surgery consent form?"

Noelle felt a stab in her heart at the question, and her expression visibly changed.

Seline immediately noticed. "What's wrong? Did Hendrix go back on his word?"

"No..."

"Wait. He didn't come to the hospital yesterday, and he's not here today, either. What's going on? He must know the compatibility test results by now, right? So, what's he trying to do? Is he deliberately playing hard so that you'll have no choice but to go beg him?"noveldrama

Noelle didn't respond.

But Seline lost her temper right there, right then. "Is he out of his mind? Rosie is his own flesh and blood! He clearly knows what matters most to you, and yet he's treating you like this? He's definitely doing it on purpose.

"What does he want? For you to be him? To make you apologize to him? He-"

Before Seline could finish, Noelle pressed her hand down to stop her.

"Don't get so worked up," she said calmly, making Seline's expression change.

The next moment, she continued, "He'll definitely go through with the surgery. As for what he wants in return, honestly don't care

anymore. Besides, think about

it-what do I even have left that he could possibly want?"

"What do you mean? Your-"

Seline's voice trailed off as she suddenly looked at Noelle with a scrutinizing gaze. The intensity of her stare made her frown.

Then, Seline suddenly laughed. "You definitely have something he wants. For example, your looks and your body, no?"

Noelle suddenly found herself at a loss for words.

The slight unease on her face didn't escape Seline's notice. She nearly jumped up. "Wait. Is that really it? So, last night-"

Noelle grabbed her hand tightly. "Stop talking."

To be honest, when Seline first

realized this, she felt a surge of excitement. After all, it only meant one thing if a man was interested in a woman's body-he still had feelings for her.

Especially a man like Hendrix. If it were just about satisfying physical needs, there were plenty of women willing to help him with that. Yet, he chose to use such methods to keep Noelle close, which meant he still had feelings for her.

But when Seline saw the look on Noelle's face, her excitement quickly faded.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

Noelle glanced at her and said, "It's best not to hold onto any illusions about me and him."

"How can you call it an illusion? Think about it-with Hendrix's status, he "