The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 240 Chapter 240

The banquet ended smoothly.

Dylan wanted to invite Noelle to his house, but she rejected, saying, "I can stay in the hotel."

"I can stay with you."

"It's fine. You finally came back, so you should accompany your parents more." She smiled.

She remained calm and composed as usual. After a moment of eye contact with her, Dylan finally spoke, "I'll have a good talk with my mother about this."

Noelle raised an eyebrow, initially thinking that Dylan must have overheard her conversation with his mother, Leah Neuman, tonight.

However, the next moment, Dylan added, "No matter what you're my guest here, and the way she treated you. was definitely wrong."

H

Noelle realize she had misunderstood.

was nothing compared to the things

just a contract, so I don't really care about how your mother treats me. You don't need to jeopardize your

she spoke, Dylan fell

and just

knew she was back, so he asked her to

anymore. Ever since she went missing when she was five

drinks tonight, but she felt very sober

was already

of the hotel, gazing down at the unfamiliar yet familiar city

was born here, had lived here for over a decade, and had even gotten married here. Yet, she had never truly found a sense of belonging in this

moved out in a hurry, and after what happened inside the house, the landlord had been extremely dissatisfied with her. So, Noelle had decided to

moved out, but she wasn't sure if he

confirming that there was no one inside, she finally turned

were

seemed much cleaner, as though someone