The Sway and Slide of Love novel Chapter 609

Noelle's expression immediately darkened. She rushed forward and snatched the keys from Hendrix's hand.

"Did you—" She wanted to accuse him of stealing them, but before the words could leave her mouth, she realized how absurd that sounded.

Hendrix, as if reading her mind, quickly explained, "You dropped them when you were taking something out of your bag earlier. I just picked them up."

"Then, why didn't you give them to me right away?"

"You didn't give me a chance, did you?" Hendrix smiled faintly, his tone almost innocent. "Besides, Rosie was literally about to burst, and I was worried she'd pee herself."

His explanation sounded perfectly reasonable.

For a moment, Noelle was unable to come up with a retort. She stared at him for a few seconds before finally taking Rosie's hand and leaving.

"Aren't you going to drink the juice?" he called after her.

Noelle didn't even glance back. She knew he had done it on purpose. Otherwise, he would have handed her the keys in the elevator. The thought made her slam the door harder than usual.

Rosie, watching from the side, asked timidly, "Mommy, did I do something wrong?"

Noelle quickly snapped out of her thoughts and apologized to her. "No, no. I just closed the door too hard by accident. I'm not mad."

Rosie looked up at her, studying her face carefully before finally nodding in relief.

Because of this incident, Noelle had to spend a long time explaining the situation to the locksmith. In the end, she had to reimburse him for the trip to smooth things over. And so, Noelle added another mark to Hendrix's tally of offenses.

She thought this would just be a small episode, something that would pass without further consequences. But as she was preparing to take a shower that night, the lights above her flickered and then went out completely, plunging the entire apartment into darkness.

Rosie, who was lying in bed, let out a scream.

Noelle immediately rushed into the bedroom. "It's okay. It's just a power outage."