Chapter 169

The girl in the waves reminded me of the mermaid from fairy tales.

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She danced joyfully, running on the crest of the waves, occasionally spinning with carefree delight.

It was mesmerizing–so vivid and lifelike that it felt as though this wasn’t just a lighting display, but a real young girl playing in the waves.

I held my breath, afraid to blink, worried I might miss even the smallest moment.

Suddenly, with a large splash, another figure appeared on the crest of the waves.

It was a boy.

He was tall, and he stood there looking at the girl.

The girl turned to him, her expression full of curiosity and excitement. A few seconds later, she ran toward him. “Ash, my name is Elaine. What’s your name?”

Hearing this, my heart skipped a beat.

The girl playing in the waves… was me.

“Ash, don’t run away…”

wait for me…”

toward the girl. They clasped hands, their movements light and free as they ran together on the

tired.

“Ash, run faster…”

on the crest of the waves, the lights of

This wasn’t just a beautiful display–it was a memory. Ashton had used the lights to recreate a moment from

fragments of my imagination, weren’t dreams after

when I grow up, I’ll marry you.”

wait for me.

Ashton’s presence in my life wasn’t a coincidence. It wasn’t planned or deliberate. It was a promise–a promise he had

been transported into a fairy tale. It

final scene, I saw my parents. They looked just as I remembered them–embracing one another, smiling

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be happy,”

when the tears started falling, but by the end of the light show, I

wrapped his arms around me. “Your mom and dad are watching. If you

only made my tears flow harder. No one knew how

see them again.

see

and said softly, “You can say

up at

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