The Sway and Slide of Love novel Chapter 752

The signal in the village was terrible. Jerry had his team clean up the house, making it somewhat livable, but there was no fixing the poor reception.

After trying various spots in the house, Hendrix finally managed to get through to Erwin.

The moment Erwin picked up, his tone was dripping with sarcasm. "I thought you were dead."

"Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm doing just fine," Hendrix replied.

"Well, I'm not," Erwin said darkly. "Do you know what people at the company are saying right now? They're all demanding answers from me! I get it now—your so-called 'inconvenience' was just an excuse to make me take the fall for you, wasn't it?"

"I'll give you half of my share once this is done," Hendrix said bluntly.

It was no small sum. But for people like them, money was just a meaningless number. In their line of work, what they truly craved was the thrill of the game.

They could have wrapped this up in one move. Erwin had even picked out the wine for the celebration. But then, Hendrix had suddenly called for a halt.

At that moment, Erwin felt as if he had been about to sing his magnum opus, only to have his throat suddenly choked by someone. This feeling was not only suffocating but also deeply frustrating.

"If it weren't for you getting into trouble at the party and me having to bail you out, Noelle would never have gone missing," Hendrix said suddenly.

"Oh, so now you're trying to settle scores with me?"

"Not settling scores. There's an old saying in my country, 'One should return a favor tenfold.'"