The first official day back to work was eight days after Christmas. Hendrix clearly remembered that this day was supposed to be the first trial for Noelle's case. However, no long after, he received word that the trial had been canceled.

Moreover, Noelle and William had already signed a memorandum of understanding. Hendrix couldn't believe it. The harm William had caused to Noelle wasn't just the recent knife attack but also the countless trauma in her childhood.

Hendrix even thought that if he had been there at the time, he might have truly killed William-no matter how rational he usually was. So, he didn't think Noelle's retaliation was excessive in the slightest. A person like William deserved to go to hell.

Yet, Hendrix was told that Noelle had made peace with William? He simply refused to believe it. In fact, his thought was that Craig must have threatened her with something. But what weakness could she have left?

He couldn't figure it out. After all, Cynthia was still safely in the hospital.

Hendrix had been silent for several minutes.

Dan stood opposite him, hesitated for a while before finally speaking up, "Mr. Freeman."

Hendrix raised his eyes.

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"I just received news that Ms. Swanson has been bailed out There shouldn't be any further issues. Additionally, I've just received internal information that Craig transferred 8% of Elm Group's shares to Ms. Swanson.

"She's been appointed as the vice general manager of the subsidiary of Elm Group in Vinton City and will officially. assume the position in a month."

Hendrix remained silent after Dan had finished speaking. By that point, the situation was already clear. Originally, Noelle had no real need to forgive William. However, if this was part of a deal with Craig, that changed everything.

So, had she used this incident as a bargaining chip with Craig? No, it wasn't just that. The most important person in this incident was William. How could Craig possibly make such a sacrifice for him? The reason that prompted him to do this had to be...

Hendrix suddenly remembered something else, and he immediately stood up.

"Mr. Freeman, you-"noveldrama

Before Dan could finish his sentence, Hendrix had already walked out.

Noelle was currently staying in the hospital. The date for her surgery had been set, but before that, her health needed to

Matilda monitored regularly. So, for the past couple of days, she had been staying in the room next to Noelle did go to see Matilda. The once graceful and beautiful woman now looked completely different-her rapid weight loss had robbed her of all her former elegance. After just one quick glance, Noelle left in a hurry.

Craig came to the hospital every day but rarely visited Noelle. Instead, the person charged with taking care Noelle was a young caregiver.

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The caregiver didn't know about Noelle's conflicts with the Swanson family. She kept praising Noelle's bravery, saying that if it were her, she would never have had the courage to make such a decision. Chapter 196-

"You don't have children, do you?" the caregiver asked softly. "It's going to be very difficult to get pregnant with only one kidney. That means after this transplant surgery, you probably won't be able to-"

"Mm, I know," Noelle replied calmly.

"Aren't you going to regret it?"

"Nope," Noelle answered, gazing outside the window. "I don't like kids."

The caregiver was caught off guard by this response. She didn't know what to say next. Scratching her head, she was about to change the topic when she noticed someone standing by the door of the room.

The tall, broad figure, with his handsome face, exuded an overwhelming presence. The caregiver, unsure of who he was, stood up involuntarily.