Chapter 446
The ambulance quickly brought Noelle to the hospital. The bleeding on her face had stopped, but the doctor still needed to stitch up her wound.
She couldn’t feel pain on that part of her face after anesthesia had been administered. She could, however, feel the doctor’s movement–the way the needle and thread pierced through her skin, clear and distinct.
Since it was a minor procedure, they conducted it in the emergency room.
Although the door was closed, Noelle kept her eyes fixed on it. As for what she was waiting for, she wasn’t even sure herself.
But by the time the doctor finished, Hendrix still hadn’t appeared, whereas Dylan had been waiting outside the entire time.
The moment he saw Noelle come out, he immediately approached her and asked, “Are you okay? Does it hurt?”
Noelle glanced at him and shook her head.
“That’s good. Let me take you home.”
The moment Dylan said those words, Noelle stopped in her tracks. Then, she slowly lifted her head to look at him. Something in her gaze made Dylan jolt, but he quickly put on a smile. “What’s the matter?”
“Don’t you need to deal with Jean? She should be in police custody now. You-”
“Nope,” Dylan cut her off without a second thought. His voice was tinged with impatience, or rather indifference. This was a side of him Noelle had never seen before. Yet, for some reason, she wasn’t the least bit surprised by it.
Then, as if sensing what Noelle was thinking, Dylan quickly changed to another expression as he added, “Her father will handle it.”
Noelle didn’t respond.
“But this time, she targeted you. Surely Hendrix isn’t going to let her off easy, right? Speaking of which, why didn’t he come tonight?” he asked.
The moment those words fell, Noelle suddenly laughed. “I don’t know why he didn’t show up, but I do know why Jean acted so recklessly.”
Dylan fell silent.
Clearly, he had no intention of denying or hiding the truth from her.
“So, should I be congratulating you for getting what you wanted now?” Noelle smiled wryly. “Only, your plan to use Hendrix to do your dirty work might not work out, after all.
“You saw it, too–I’ve been missing for almost an entire night, and he still didn’t show up. So, he doesn’t love me as much as you thought.”
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“Maybe you’re right. But either way, this works for me,
