The Sway and Slide of Love

"Prepare myself? Why would I need to prepare myself? What are you talking about?" Noelle asked.

"Oh, right. I should give Seline a call. She should be with Rosie-she'll definitely know where Rosie is. Rosie might seem well-behaved most of the time, but don't let that fool you. She can actually be quite mischievous.

"Right after she learned to walk, she loved hiding in all kinds of places around the house. Once, she hid under the bed without me knowing, and I couldn't find her even after searching for a long time. In the end, I had to call the police to find her.

"But good thing she's well-behaved. She knew she had scared me that time, so she never made me worry like that again.

"Her health was never great. She often got sick as a child, and when she had a fever, she wouldn't want anyone but me. So, I had no choice but to hold her through the night.

"I simply held her like that. She was so small in my arms. Even though I was exhausted, I felt so fulfilled because I knew she was my flesh and blood. And to her, I was her whole world. But she didn't know that she was my whole world also. I can't live without her."

Noelle kept talking. As she spoke, she kept scrolling through her phone, looking for Seline's number. She wanted to call her, but her fingers wouldn't stop trembling. In the end, she failed to find Seline's number.

"What's going on?" she asked Hendrix. "I can't find Seline's number. I definitely had it. She's Rosie's godmother. We've always been in touch, so why can't I find it now? Do you "

Before she could finish, Hendrix suddenly stepped forward and pulled her into his arms. His grip was so tight that it was hard for Noelle to even breathe. But she didn't feel any pain. She just stood there, stunned.

"Noelle, don't do this," Hendrix said softly. "You need to accept reality."

"What reality?" Noelle asked.

Hendrix didn't answer.

Noelle suddenly laughed. Then, she pushed him away hard.

"Hendrix, what kind of nonsense are you talking about? What reality? Tell me! What is reality? The reality is that they're all going to be fine. Don't you dare act all rational and try to persuade me!"

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As she spoke, Noelle laughed again. "Of course, you're rational. You're so cold-blooded! After all, you never even saw Rosie as your own child, did you? It was you who tricked me into giving birth to her in the first place. But did you ever care for her once she was born? No!

"Do you know when she learned to say 'Daddy'? Do you know when she learned to walk, when she was

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when she was sad? No

you don't know. You know nothing! When she was sick, you were so

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"If I hadn't knelt down and begged you, you wouldn't have even tried to save her. So of course you can accept this reality now, but I can't! I'm hermother. She's a piece of me the only connection I have left in this world.

"Let me tell you something, Hendrix. Don't you dare tell me to accept reality. If anything happens to Rosie, I'll just follow her to the grave!"

After saying this, Noelle turned around abruptly. But the moment she opened the door, she saw a doctor in a white coat holding a medical kit.