The Sway and Slide of Love

"Where are you?" Hendrix asked in a tense voice the moment Noelle answered his call.

"The hospital," Noelle answered truthfully.

Hendrix fell silent for a brief moment.

But Noelle didn't wait for his response. Instead, she said, "I have things to do, so I'm hanging up now."

With that, she ended the call.

When she entered the hospital room, Marshall and Marla had indeed fallen silent.

Noelle paused, then took the initiative to break the silence. "I just saw Dylan off." "Oh, okay." Marla nodded. "Thank you."

Noelle pressed her lips together and added, "I didn't mean to eavesdrop earlier. I'm really sorry."

"It's fine. It's not like we were talking about anything that you shouldn't be hearing," Marshall quickly said with a smile. Then, he even added, "We weren't, were we?"noveldrama

"No, of course not," Noelle immediately replied, waving her hands.

Marla couldn't help but laugh at her reaction. She then offered the apple in her hand to Noelle. "Want some?"

Noelle was completely at a loss for what to do. She didn't dare to actually eat the apple Marla had peeled herself, but she also couldn't bring herself to outright refuse. In the end, all she could manage was to say, "Please, let me peel it."

Marla nodded quickly.

Only then did

id Noelle feel like she had permission to sit down on the other side of the bed. Her movements were swift and precise. The entire peel came off in one continuous

strip, and within moments, the apple was perfectly peeled.

Marshall couldn't help but marvel. "I can tell you love doing this. Not like my wife here-look at how she peels the apple."

Marla rolled her eyes. "If you don't like it, don't eat it."

Marshall and Marla had always gotten along well with each other. Watching them playfully tease each other, Noelle gradually felt her tension ease.

Then, Marla seemed to remember something. "By the way, since you overheard what we said earlier, what do you think of my idea?"

Her question caught Noelle off guard. "What idea?"

"About introducing Dylan to someone," Marla replied. "I think he's a great guy, and

it's a shame he's still single. Speaking of which, do you have any friends who might be suitable for him?"

As soon as Marla said this, Noelle's

mind immediately went to Jean. But she quickly pushed the thought

aside and replied, "I can't think

met

anyone suitable right now. But he

probably has his own plans in regard to this matter, right?"

"That's true, and his mother is still around. She'll probably set him up with someone." Marla nodded in agreement, then looked at Noelle. "So, you really don't like him? I think Dylan's great. Not only is he gentle and considerate, but he's also really caring as well."

Noelle suddenly didn't know how to respond. If it were anyone else, she would have refused outright. But the person asking the question was Marla.

Noelle didn't want to say anything that might upset her, nor did she dare. So, she could open and close her lips hesitantly, unsure of what to say.

Seeing this, Marshall was about to intervene when another voice suddenly cut in, "Mrs. Swift, you're quite the nosy one, aren't you?"

Noelle's expression immediately changed when she heard the voice. At the same time, she shot up from her seat.

Marla had originally been joking with Noelle or genuinely discussing the topic. But when Hendrix suddenly threw in a sarcastic remark, a frown immediately appeared on her face.