The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 45 Chapter 45

"Mr. Swanson, it's been a long time,"

The Hawthorne couple, Gregory Hawthorne and Wendy Spencer, exchanged polite handshakes with Craig. Then, their gazes converged on Noelle almost in unison.

Craig glanced at Noelle. After she briefly clenched her hands together, she finally managed to force a smile.

"Let me introduce you to my daughter, Noelle," Craig said

"She's very beautiful," Gregory responded first, then motioned to his son.

The man across from Noelle then extended his hand. "Helld. I'm Liam Hawthorne."

He was dressed in a crisp suit, with black-framed glasses perched on his nose. His features weren't

but they were well-balanced, and he wore a

smile in place and slowly reached

all sit down!" Craig

Craig seamlessly

of their intentions, she might have thought this was just a normal dinner

aside from their brief greeting, he didn't seem to focus much on Noelle. Instead, he

up, "Ms. Swanson, you're 24 years old this

before," Wendy continued. "About this time last

she had dressed to the nines and was the center of everyone's attention. She was the envy

to everyone at the time, it still couldn't hide the fact that Hendrix simply didn't care about her. Even until today, Noelle still didn't know what Hendrix had been doing that night. He had

about it. But when Wendy brought it up again, she felt a dull ache in her chest, like an old

chance to meet like this

and mockery in her eyes as she looked at Noelle couldn't be hidden. Gregory glanced over and was about to reprimand Wendy, but Liam interrupted, saying, "By the way,

was calm but firm, effectively

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