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Chapter 428
What kind of relationship could there be between me and Dr. Garnet? None, of course,” Hendrix replied without a second thought.
But after a moment, something seemed to cross his mind. He then smiled and said, “Penny, are you jealous?” Noelle didn’t answer. Instead, she simply pulled her hand back.
Hendrix didn’t mind. In fact, his smile deepened. “So, it’s true you’re jealous, huh?”
“I’m not,” Noelle replied, but it lacked conviction.
Hendrix said nothing more. He just smiled at her. His gaze was piercing, as though wanting to strip away Noelle’s pretense.
She hadn’t planned on paying him any attention, but her cheeks started to flush a little under his gaze. Finally, she turned and glared at him. “Why are you staring at me like that?”
“No reason. I just think it’s pretty interesting,” Hendrix replied with a grin.
His explanation made Noelle grit her teeth even more. But just before she could truly get angry, Hendrix reached out and pulled her into his arms.
“You’re overthinking. I mean, what could possibly exist between me and Dr. Garnet? If you hadn’t said her full name, I wouldn’t even remember who she is. A woman like her isn’t even worthy of carrying your shoes.”
There existed a law in this world. There had always been a certain someone around oneself, but one never noticed them. Until one day, one did. After that, they seemed to appear everywhere in one’s life.
That was exactly how it was for Noelle and Olivia.
Noelle had never noticed her before, not even during her prenatal checkups at the hospital. Yet today, they ran into each other again.
Before Noelle could say anything, Olivia quickly averted her gaze and hurried out of the hospital with her head lowered and her tote bag slung over her shoulder.
“Mrs. Freeman?” a voice called out, snapping Noelle out of her thoughts.
She turned to the person in front of her.
“What were you staring at that got you in such a trance?” the person asked with a smile.
“Just now, that woman…”
“Oh, you mean Olivia? I heard she resigned,” the person quickly replied. “Apparently, she was forced to study medicine by her parents. She interned for a while but couldn’t take it, so she quit.”
“Oh, is that so?”
“Yes. Do you know her? Would you like me to call her back?
“No, it’s okay,” Noelle answered quickly. “I was just curious. That’s all.”
The other person nodded and didn’t press further. After all, in their eyes, Noelle and Olivia were from two completely different worlds. So, it didn’t seem possible for them to have crossed paths.
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Noelle soon finished her checkup. She was able to do a 4D ultrasound today. The baby’s features were clearly
visible.
Even so, Noelle herself couldn’t tell much from the image, despite the doctor saying how much the baby was a spitting image of Hendrix.
After comments like that, they always added, “Did Mr. Freeman not come with you today?”
After all, Hendrix had accompanied her to every checkup before, so it was surprising that he wasn’t there for something this important.
Noelle simply said he was busy. She wasn’t lying–Hendrix had indeed been busy lately.
As the new year approached, he needed to review all kinds of summary reports. So much had happened this year that there were times when Noelle didn’t see him for days.
