The Sway and Slide of Love

"The fish has taken the bait." When Erwin's messages came through, Hendrix was at Rosie's kindergarten.

Today was the kindergarten's open day. In the past, it was always Noelle who attended events like this. Now, as the only man among a sea of mothers, Hendrix immediately attracted countless curious glances. But he acted as though he didn't notice at all, sitting there with a blank expression on his face.

At the end of the open day, the children lined up in front of their parents to sing songs and perform finger dances. Rosie sat in front of Hendrix, her face just as serious and focused as ever.noveldrama

Hendrix suspected that she simply didn't want to perform for him. But fortunately, the performance went smoothly. When it ended, the other children reached out to hug their parents. After a moment of hesitation, Rosie gently took Hendrix's hand.

Hendrix glanced at her movement, then slowly opened his palm, enveloping her little hand in his.

After the event, Hendrix took Rosie home.

Erwin had been messaging him nonstop, but Hendrix hadn't had time to reply.

He turned to Rosie and said, "I'll be busy for the next two days, so is it okay if I take you to your grandma's for now? I'll come pick you up in two days."

Rosie looked up at him.

Hendrix had expected her to remain indifferent. After all, no matter what arrangements Hendrix made during the past few days, Rosie had never raised any objections.

But this time, after he finished speaking, Rosie stared at him for a long while. Then, she asked, "Two days means exactly two days, right?"

It took Hendrix a moment to realize that she seemed reluctant to part with him.

"Yes, just two days," Hendrix replied firmly.

Only then did Rosie seem to relax, slowly averting her gaze.

Hendrix dropped her off at Sienna Villa before answering Erwin's call.

"I thought you'd gone missing, too," he said with a sneer.

"Give me the update." Hendrix ignored his comment and got straight to the point.

Erwin didn't waste time either and immediately updated Hendrix on the progress. At this point, Caleb had already made contact with Dylan Although Dylan was forced into the

situation, as long as they gathe

him a little reward, he would naturally become more invested.

Currently, Dyno Corporation had several projects going on at once. While they had the backing of the Swift family's industry chain, the bigger the operation, the more devastating the collapse would be.

Sure, Hendrix's method was a bit underhanded, but it was nothing compared to what Dylan had done.

"How long will it take?" Hendrix asked.

"Four or five days."

"That's too long."

Hendrix's response made Erwin laugh. "What do you suggest, then?"

"Two days," Hendrix said without hesitation. "Where are you now? I'll come over

right away. I want Dylan to lose everything within two days."

Hendrix wasn't joking. Those two days coincided with a major shift in Novaterra's politics, causing its stock market to fluctuate wildly. Some people would become

overnight millionaires, while others

would lose everything.

If it weren't for someone pulling him into it, Dylan was never meant to be involved

in all of this.

The computer in front of him was on, and the data on the screen was still jumping wildly. But the specific set of numbers he was fixated on had plummeted like a stone on a cliff, and they stayed at the bottom.

There was no expression on Dylan's face. But his eyes, fixed on the screen, seemed as if they might pop out.