The Sway and Slide of Love novel Chapter 498

"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?"

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—"