Chapter 405
“Yeah,” Noelle replied.
“Is everything going well?” Hendrix asked again.
“Yes, very well. The doctor said the baby is healthy, and everything looks good.”
Noelle’s voice was calm, and her gaze carried a touch of warmth as she looked at him–just as usual.
Even so, a coldness still settled over Hendrix’s expression.
“Weren’t you busy today?” Noelle suddenly asked.
Hendrix frowned.
“Have you already settled everything that has to do with Nathan?” Noelle questioned.
Hendrix took a deep breath. “Not yet, but it’s almost done.“”
Noelle let out a soft “oh“, then nodded seriously.
Hendrix stared at her for a moment before asking, “Who did you run into at the hospital today?”
Noelle didn’t answer right away. Instead, she turned to glance at the housekeeper.
The housekeeper had clearly been discreetly monitoring their conversation, but the moment Noelle’s gaze landed on her, she suddenly felt a strange sense of guilt and quickly looked away.
Noelle frowned slightly before turning back to Hendrix. “So, the reason you had someone accompany me was to actually keep an eye on me?”
“I was worried something might happen to you,” Hendrix fried to explain in a low voice. “So, you-”
Not bothering to hide it anymore, Noelle answered calmly throughout, “Yes, I ran into Sandra. So what? We just talked for a bit. She didn’t do anything to hurt me, and as you can see, I’m perfectly fine. So, do I really need to report this to you?”
Hendrix’s gaze darkened. After a long silence, he finally asked, “So? Is there nothing else you want to ask me?”
Noelle remained silent.
He stood in front of her, locking eyes with her, as if forcing her to say something.
In the end, it was Noelle who looked away first. “No. There’s nothing to ask. What happened then… They’re already in the past.”
This seemingly casual remark pierced through Hendrix’s already intense emotions. And just like that, it was as if all the air had been let out of him. His once straight and rigid posture seemed to sink ever so slightly.
“Is it because it’s in the past? Or because you think it doesn’t matter? Or do you simply not care at all?” Hendrix asked.
Noelle only frowned, offering no response.
But in that silence, Hendrix seemed to find his answer anyway.
He didn’t wait for her to speak. Instead, he said, “Forget it. After all, it’s already in the past, isn’t it?”
Noelle stared at him for a moment, then suddenly similed. Yeah.”
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Chapter 405
Before he came, she hadn’t really planned on demanding an explanation. But based on Noelle’s understanding of Hendrix, she knew that he didn’t care about his reputation. He absolutely would not allow someone to pin the blame on him if it wasn’t true, though.
Especially over something this important.
If he truly cared about her as much as he claimed, he should have immediately explained himself. But he didn’t.
And that, in itself, was the answer.
It all made sense now.
After all, Maxwell had once told her–the only reason he returned to his family was to “carry on the family line“.
Sandra had been pregnant, yet the child hadn’t survived. Would the Quinlan family really have taken that so lightly?
Unless that child was never Maxwell’s to begin with.
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