The Sway and Slide of Love

As soon as Noelle finished speaking, Hendrix let go of her arm.

He could assume that she was just being sulky the first time she suggested divorce, but this was the second time.

It didn't seem like a joke anymore.

"Noelle, what are you talking about?" Sandra could barely hold in her smile, but she still did her best to act surprised. "How can you talk about divorce so easily? You and Hendrix..."

Noelle ignored her. She just stared at Ophelia.

Ophelia came back to her senses quickly. "Are you threatening me, Noelle?" She had reacted the exact same way Hendrix had a few days ago.

Noelle just laughed and shook her head. "No, I'm not. I'm serious."

Then, she turned to Hendrix. "We don't love each other. There's nothing tying us together. There's no point in tormenting ourselves with this marriage, so we should just part ways."

Before Ophelia could say anything, Beatrice spoke up, "No! do not agree with this!"

She had intended for Noelle to show some goodwill to Ophelia. She hadn't expected to hear all that when she came. into the room.

She walked over quickly. "Marriage is an important thing. You can't just decide on these things on a whim. Your marriage was arranged 20 years ago. You can't..."

"Are you sure?" Hendrix interrupted. His question wasn't directed toward Beatrice.

"Ye., I'm sure," Noelle said.

"Alright. Don't regret this."

"When are we going to the courthouse?"

Both of them were calm.

Beatrice's expression was dark. "Hendrix Freeman!"

"Mom." Before Hendrix could say anything, Noelle looked over at Beatrice. "Thank you for your care and kindness for the past two years. Actually... I've been thinking about divorce for some time nownoveldrama

"You told me once before that love and marriage are something to work on long-term, but I think I've given it my

all now.

"Maybe we just aren't meant to be.

"I'm sorry for disappointing you, but as Hendrix's mother, you would want him to be happy, don't you? You should be happy for him now."

Beatrice didn't know how to answer that.

Noelle backed away. "I'll take my leave now. Goodbye."

With that, she turned and left. She really did seem like she had been contemplating divorce for some time. Because of that, she was able to sever her ties so easily today.

Beatrice pursed her lips.

"I'll... I'll go check on Noelle. Bye, Grandma Ophelia."

Realizing she shouldn't be here at this moment, Sandra quickly took her leave as well.

Beatrice looked at Hendrix. "Are you satisfied now?"

"You heard her. This was her decision," Hendrix said..

Beatrice laughed. "Yes. She made the decision. And what about you? What have you done for your marriage? Or has it got nothing to do with you?"

She didn't want to talk to him anymore. She turned away. "I know you don't love Noelle, but I thought

you'd have some sense of responsibility. You disappoint me, Hendrix Freeman."

Hendrix laughed as well. "Is there anything I've done that didn't disappoint you,

Mom?

Noelle walked out of the hospital quickly.

Sandra was speedy at spreading the news..