StarNovelChapter 719 Hendrix had originally planned to let her sleep. But suddenly, a flicker of petty irritation sparked in him. Without another thought, he got out of bed. He stood there, watching her for a moment. Then, he reached out and pinched her nose shut.
Deprived of air, Noelle frowned and opened her eyes groggily.
Hendrix was leaning over her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"What the hell are you doing?" Noelle, still half-asleep, immediately swatted his hand away.
After watching her for a moment, Hendrix asked, "Noelle, have you ever thought about what you would have done if I had really died this time? Noelle lay there, meeting his gaze head-on. She was fully wide awake now. She stared at Hendrix for a moment before answering bluntly, "I'd find someone else to remarry right away." The words had barely left her lips when Hendrix's eyes widened slightly. He looked at her in disbelief, as if questioning whether he had just heard her wrong.
But Noelle didn't spare him another glance. She turned over, about to go back to sleep, when Hendrix grabbed her hand.
"Who do you plan on remarrying?" "Anyone. Didn't you say it yourself? As long as I'm alive, that's what matters." "I told you to stay alive-I didn't say you could remarry!" "Raising a kid alone is exhausting. If I find a good man and remarry, wouldn't that make things easier? You wouldn't wantto struggle too much, right?" After Noelle finished speaking, Hendrix found himself momentarily speechless. For a split second, he even felt like she had a point. But he quickly snapped out of it and tightened his grip on her hand.
"Absolutely not! You can stay alive, but you're not allowed to marry anyone etse!" Hendrix said through gritted teeth. "I've left you more than enough money to spend however you want for the rest of your life. Hire ten or 20 nannies if you need help with taking care of Rosie." This was exactly why Hendrix rarely entertained hypothetical questions. Not only were they pointless, but now, he'd even managed to piss himself off.
Hearing that, Noelle suddenly looked as if she'd had a revelation. "Fine. I won't remarry. But keeping a few lovers should be fine, right?" "What did you just say?" Hendrix froze for a second. Then, his expression darkened. His breathing even beca little ragged. "Noelle Swanson!" But then, Noelle suddenly softened her voice and said gently, "So, don't you dare die, got it?"
Before Hendrix could process her sudden change in tone, she reached out and gently placed her palm sarty placed her palm against his cheek. "You need to stay alive, too. Don't do anything so dangerous again, okay?"
For a brief moment, Hendrix was seriously tempted to pull her out of bed and keep grilling her. ep grilling her. But her sudden shift to a softer attitude caught him completely off guard. He didn't even know how to respond. He just stared at her in a daze. "Okay?" Noelle prompted him again.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHendrix finally lowered his gaze, covering her hand with his own.
"Okay. I promise," he said softly.
Noelle smiled.
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