The Sway and Slide of Love novel Chapter 549

Dylan thought that as long as Noelle was by his side, that was enough. So, he quickly smiled and said, "It's okay. Honestly, just being with you two makes me happy. Really."

Noelle raised an eyebrow but didn't respond.

"You don't have to force yourself," Dylan added. "We can take things slowly. It's fine to just get along like friends."

Noelle met his gaze for a moment before finally nodding.

Dylan couldn't help but reach out and gently stroked her hair. "I'll head back to my room now."

"Okay. Get some rest," Noelle said with a smile before closing the door.

Dylan walked a few steps down the hallway but suddenly felt something was off. He paused, then slowly turned around.

At the other end of the hallway, another door was open. A man stood there, watching him expressionlessly. A cigarette dangled from his fingers, and it was unclear how long he had been standing there.

Dylan raised an eyebrow in surprise but still offered the man a polite smile. Then, he opened the door to his room next to Noelle's and stepped inside.

"Is it illegal to carry a gun here?" Erwin's voice came from behind. "But I didn't bring mine anyway. Otherwise, I could've solved your problem with a couple of bullets."

Hendrix glanced at him but said nothing, continuing to smoke with a blank expression.

"I did some digging. That guy's no good," Erwin added, adding fuel to fire. "He's spineless, and he likes to play dirty. But—"

He suddenly paused.

It wasn't until Hendrix turned to look at him that he continued with a bright smile, "But no matter how worthless he is, you still lose to him."

Hendrix's expression vanished completely.

Erwin, however, smiled at him, as if he was delighted to see Hendrix like that.