The Sway and Slide of Love novel Chapter 496

Hendrix quickly finished smoking the first cigarette. After taking a deep breath, he lit a second one. But he only grew more agitated.

Seeing that Noelle was still taking her time in the shower, he impatiently stubbed out the cigarette and strode forward.

His knuckles rapped sharply against the door. "I'll give you five more minutes, then you'd better get out."

After speaking, Hendrix sat down on the bed, his eyes fixed on the bathroom door.

The sound of running water finally stopped. It was as if Noelle had been timing herself with a stopwatch. With just a few seconds left before the five-minute mark, she opened the door.

When Hendrix saw her tightly wrapped in a bathrobe, he couldn't help but laugh. "Is that necessary? There's not a single part of you I haven't seen before."

Noelle kept her head down, her eyes lowered. Her fingers, clutching the bathrobe, had turned pale from the pressure.

At that moment, Hendrix almost wished she would lash out or throw something at him, yell at him, even bite him—anything would be better than this.

But she did none of those. Instead, she simply adjusted her bathrobe and asked, "Can we turn off the lights?"

"What?"

"I want the lights off." Noelle's voice was barely a whisper, and it was trembling slightly.

Hendrix didn't respond. Instead, he reached out and pulled her toward him expressionlessly.