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Hendrix never liked using such tactics, especially for someone like Noelle. She wasn't even worth it. But he suddenly found it amusing after seeing her reaction. How long had she even known Clark? If the information Hendrix received was accurate, Noelle must have met Clark for the first time at the previous ball. Were they that close already? What did Noelle just say—Clark was more thoughtful and caring than Hendrix? That notion sounded ridiculous.Hendrix never expected that he would be compared in such a manner.Clark? Truthfully, Hendrix found it annoying to even give Clark a second glance. Yet, Noelle mentioned he wasn't even on the same level as Clark. She currently seemed like an anxious prey that was ready to bite Hendrix, and the person she defended was Clark. The more Hendrix thought about it, the more he found it hilarious.At that moment, Noelle's phone suddenly rang. She and Hendrix turned their heads at the same time. Both their expressions changed at the same t
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"Sorry, Mr. Townsend. Noelle isn't free to answer your call now." Hendrix moved away from Noelle's skirt. At that moment, Hendrix was using one hand to undo his belt. He held the phone with his other hand while talking to Clark. "But don't worry. She's doing quite well now."While speaking, Hendrix's gaze was fixed on Noelle the whole time. After letting out the scream earlier, she seemed to have completely given up on struggling. She merely stared at the top of the car in a daze. Noelle didn't even respond to Hendrix's glance. She seemed not to have heard Clark's reply. After speaking to Clark, Hendrix had actually ended the call right away. He did not hesitate to press himself on Noelle. Even at that moment, their bodies seemed to fit each other perfectly. Hendrix's malicious gaze from earlier held a hint of delight. His slightly bloodshot eyes were filled with lust that could only surface at that moment. Noelle no longer struggled anymore. Her hands, which Hendrix had pi
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Within that night, Hendrix had lost his composure and self-control completely. As for Noelle, she did not even stay back. She got out of the car with her arms folded and did not even adjust her disheveled clothes.Once the car door was shut, Hendrix stepped on the gas right away. The black Maserati disappeared into the night very quickly.In fact, Noelle also knew that it might truly be their last time meeting each other.…Hendrix returned to Nivis Villa directly. He hadn't been back there for a long time. Over the past two months, he had gotten used to living at Percy Gardens, even though Noelle didn't drop by. Of course, Mabel was happy at his sudden return. "Have you eaten? Shall I help you…""No need," Hendrix answered quickly while striding forward. Once he reached upstairs, he realized that the door to the room at the end of the corridor was actually open. That used to be Noelle's bedroom.After the divorce, she had only taken her belongings with her. Almost all the
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"I've prepared a gift for her. You can take it with you when the time comes," Ophelia said. "That boy from the Quinlan family... His status may be lacking, but this is ultimately the Swanson family's matter. "I just hope the two of them can be happy."As Ophelia spoke, her gaze seemed fixed on Hendrix, as if waiting for his reaction.But Hendrix remained calm, responding only with a brief "mm".Beatrice, who had been silent until then, suddenly spoke up, "Noelle will probably be at the engagement banquet, right?"That name was rarely mentioned in Freeman Manor anymore, but as soon as Beatrice said it, the other two in the room slightly frowned."Isn't she no longer connected to the Swanson family?" Ophelia asked, glancing at Hendrix.Hendrix continued eating without a change in expression, the slight furrow in his brows fading as though it had never been there.Beatrice replied, "There will be many media at the event. Regardless of the situation, the Swanson family will certai
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Hendrix still hadn't looked at Sandra. His gaze swept across the venue, his brows furrowing slightly."Hendrix," Sandra couldn't help but call out, her voice thick with grievance.Only then did Hendrix seem to snap out of his thoughts. He glanced at her briefly before handing her the gift in his hand. "Congratulations."Congratulations?Sandra hadn't expected that the only thing she would receive from him was such a cold, indifferent word. Her hand tightened into a fist. After a long moment, she regained her composure, slowly reaching out to take the gift. "Thank you."As the red silk box changed hands, Sandra's fingertips brushed lightly against his.They were ice cold.Sandra looked up, only to see that Hendrix's expression hadn't changed in the slightest. She calmly withdrew his hand.Just then, Maxwell stepped forward."Mr. Freeman, welcome," he said, shaking his hand."Why isn't Mr. Brandon here on such an important day?" Yvonne suddenly asked."He's on a business tri
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On the way to Serene Street, Hendrix noticed a post from Brandon on his feed.The location was marked as Sintrun, but he wasn't alone. Hendrix could see a person in a white trench coat in the corner of the photo. Who else could it be but Noelle?Hendrix frowned and said without a second thought, "Stop the car."The driver glanced at him in confusion, but before he could respond, Hendrix had already locked his phone. "Turn around. Head to Amity Tower."The taxi ran on a metered fare, so the driver didn't protest, only muttering under his breath as he turned the vehicle around.Hendrix sat there, staring blankly out the window.After tapping a few times on his phone screen, he finally dialed his assistant. "Book me a flight to Sintrun."…Noelle was currently in Sintrun. The movie was adapted from her work, but her involvement in the screenplay wasn't significant, so this trip wasn't strictly necessary.However, Sandra's engagement banquet happened to be over these two days. So,
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Noelle walked out first.Brandon followed behind her but maintained a smile on his face. "See you, then, Mr. Freeman."Hendrix only nodded emotionlessly.Then, the doors of the elevator closed. The metal doors reflected his current expression—a frown with pursed lips.As for Noelle, when she was about to enter her room, Brandon called out to her.Noelle turned around.Brandon asked, "Are you still going to the set tomorrow?"Noelle asked, "Why not?"He smiled. "Nothing, just wanted to confirm with you. I was worried that you might have other arrangements."She immediately knew what he meant. She replied in a low tone, "No.""Alright. Good! Have a good rest. Goodnight!"Before heading back to his own room, Brandon gave her a grin. His grin seemed to have another layer of meaning behind it, which made Noelle feel uncomfortable.Before she could say anything, Brandon went into his own room.Noelle stood by the door for a moment and suddenly recalled Hendrix's look just now. S
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Noelle let out a sigh of relief after leaving the private room. She didn't know where she could go, so she stood on the walkway in a daze.After some time, the sound of a lighter lighting up could be heard from behind her. It was loud and clear.Noelle turned around.Perhaps due to just seeing him last night, Noelle wasn't surprised to see Hendrix again now. She only clenched her fist a little.Hendrix didn't even look at her. He had one cigarette in one hand, and a phone in another.There were only two of them on the walkway. Even though they were strangers now, Noelle still felt a little out of place. After hesitating for a couple of seconds, she decided to return to the private room. However, just as she turned around, another figure suddenly appeared in front of her, swaying unsteadily and about to collide with her.Noelle's first instinct was to smell the strong scent of alcohol on the person. She hadn't eaten much today. The lunchbox from the set had been too greasy, an
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"Do you not trust me?" Noelle asked.Hendrix was momentarily stunned, then he slowly frowned. "What did you say?""Do you not trust that I can protect myself or that I can help you? Or do you think I'm just a burden?""Of course not," Hendrix immediately denied it, his expression growing darker. "How could you think that of yourself? If I thought that, why would I bring you here?""Since it's not that, then why don't you want to—""Because I don't want you to be in any danger," Hendrix said in a low voice. "Clearly, we could have used other methods, couldn't we?""But right now, this one is the fastest and most convenient, right?"Hendrix couldn't answer.Noelle smiled. "See? You're admitting it, too. And honestly, you don't have that much time, either. So, weighing the pros and cons, doesn't it make the most sense to choose the most efficient option right now?""No," Hendrix said through gritted teeth.Yet, he couldn't pinpoint exactly what was wrong.After meeting his gaze
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"I know things aren't that simple," Noelle said quietly.Her sudden change of topic caused Hendrix to furrow his brows slightly.He wanted to say something, but Noelle continued, "If it were that simple, you wouldn't have agreed to let me use this method to lure Dylan out from the start. This isn't Coppersville, and more importantly, the people around you now are only driven by self-interest."So, it would be impossible for them to help you find Dylan and make him lose everything. That is—unless he makes a move against you first. But in that case, Dylan would definitely be extra cautious. He might even hide for years or decades."As Noelle spoke, Hendrix suddenly laughed. "So what? You think I can't wait?""I know you won't wait." Noelle looked up at him. "I know you're not as indifferent as you appear to be about what happened to the Swifts. If I don't do this, you'll definitely think of other ways, right?"And I also know that those ways of yours would be even more dangerous tha
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The text message Hendrix had received just now was from Noelle. It contained the motel's address and the room number she had booked.The two of them hadn't seen each other at all these past few days—not even a phone call. Noelle wasn't sure if Dylan had sent anyone to watch them, and even the slightest trace of contact could become the reason everything fell apart.Noelle knew she wasn't clever enough to cover every detail flawlessly, so instead she put on a performance so convincing, even she almost believed it.She understood that in Dylan's mind, he always believed himself to be a noble man. The belief came from the way his family had raised him and the public image he maintained.Dylan and Hendrix were completely different. Hendrix had never cared about what others thought of him. Even in public, if he disliked someone or found them disgusting, he wouldn't bother pretending otherwise. The fact that he didn't humiliate someone outright was already the limit of his courtesy.Wh
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Amy figured that maybe Hendrix had somehow found out what she had been thinking earlier and wanted to kill her now to keep her quiet. After all, no one who could survive in that circle was really normal.She knew how this worked. To people like him, women like her weren't even human. If he was in a bad mood and decided to use her to vent, that would be totally normal to him.She licked her lips, just about to try explaining, when she realized that he wasn't even paying her any attention. He got out of the car without a word and walked straight inside.That reaction left Amy completely thrown. For a moment, she was at a loss for what to do.Should she follow him? But what if he really was planning to do something to her? If someone like her died here, no one would even notice.But if she didn't follow, and he wasn't planning anything, wouldn't she be missing a golden opportunity?Amy felt completely torn.As she watched him disappear into the motel, she threw all her concerns away
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This was the second time Amy had seen Hendrix. The last time, he had picked her out of a group—and today, he did the same.More importantly, Amy was now wearing the jewelry he had bought her. That piece alone had cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he hadn't even blinked at the price.From that alone, Amy was certain that she had won. She had stood out among the prey and become the object of his favor. The only thing she wasn't sure of was how long his interest toward her would last.In the social circles of Nuvark, women like Amy had their own internal rankings—a list sorted from most to least desirable targets. Hendrix wasn't on that list, but Amy knew that he was easily one of the top players in the game.She could tell that just by how Erwin and the others treated him. So, the fact that she hadn't hesitated and went straight for the win was the right call. And now, all the others could only look at her with envy and jealousy.The uniquely styled sports car sped down the
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Then, Dylan hesitated a little. "Are you pitying me?""No, no!"Noelle quickly shook her head. "I just feel like I dragged you into this. It's like because I almost married you back then, Hendrix has been targeting you ever since. If not for that, you'd probably still be doing fine back home, and the Swift family wouldn't have ended up like this. So, I feel guilty."Her voice grew more hoarse as she spoke.Dylan stared at her for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter. He laughed like he had just heard the funniest thing in the world, completely delighted."So, now you finally see Hendrix for who he really is?" he asked. "I told you before—he's never treated you right. Otherwise, why would you have taken Rosie and run to another city in the first place?"And back then, if it hadn't been for me, you never would've been forced to marry him. So, Noelle, have you remembered now? The one you actually love is me."Noelle stared at him, stunned.Dylan stood up at that moment, closin
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As soon as Noelle asked that, the man across from her clearly froze for a moment. Then, he chuckled softly.Noelle didn't say anything else. She just stared at him, steady and sure. There was something in her gaze—something unmistakably certain.Dylan no longer tried to keep up the act. He simply raised a hand and took off his sunglasses.His appearance had changed a bit since the last time. His beard was longer, his eye sockets deeper, and his overall presence had taken on a sharper, more dangerous edge.But when he looked at Noelle now, he smiled slightly. "So, you remember me?"Noelle didn't respond. Of course, Dylan hadn't forgotten the last time they had seen each other. And he wasn't sure if Noelle actually remembered everything, which made his smile a little stiff.But the next moment, Noelle asked, "Why are you here?""I'm working here. I couldn't survive in Coppersville anymore, remember?" Dylan replied.As he spoke, he kept his eyes on her, clearly watching for her r
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Erwin was even beginning to wonder if Hendrix had actually lost his mind.But Hendrix just looked at him and countered, "Weren't you always the one telling me to live this way? Now that I'm finally enjoying it, why are you calling me crazy?"Erwin had no comeback for that.Hendrix glanced at him, then suddenly slung an arm around Erwin's shoulders and pointed at a woman up ahead. "Check her out. What do you think?"…Noelle spent three days alone in the hotel. During those three days, Hendrix never came back.She ate alone and sat alone in a hotel lobby, staring blankly into space. In the end, she decided to book an early flight home.Just as she lowered her head to check flights on her phone, someone suddenly sat down across from her.It was still bright outside. The hotel lobby lights were on, and a hanging lamp above them cast the man's shadows long across the floor.Noelle kept her head down. But the moment the man sat down, it was as if she could sense something. Her hand
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Noelle hadn't gone far. When Erwin came downstairs, she was standing at the entrance of the hotel, lost in thought.This wasn't Coppersville. Even in a place this well-lit, as a woman, she was still in danger. Moreover, she had obvious traits that made her an easy target—an innocent face, small frame, and delicate appearance.Hendrix had brought Noelle to Nuvark before. But at that time, he treated her like a fragile porcelain doll. Wherever she went, he followed closely, as if terrified that the slightest accident might befall her.But tonight…Erwin felt the situation was a bit too complicated. This, he thought, was more complicated than having to analyze hundreds of data sets at work.However, he didn't say much. As a host, he simply walked over to Noelle and told her he would have someone send her back to the hotel.Upon hearing his voice, Noelle slowly turned her head to look at him. When their eyes met, Erwin immediately frowned."Thank you," Noelle said softly, her eyes ev
