The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

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"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 friendly

kept her strained smile in place and slowly reached out her

sit down!"

into their seats, and Craig seamlessly started discussing business

been so clearly aware of their intentions, she might have thought this was just a normal dinner

sat directly across from her, but aside from their brief greeting, he didn't seem to focus much on Noelle. Instead, he naturally joined in

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

this time last

was her and Hendrix's first anniversary celebration. That evening, she had dressed to the nines and was the center

everyone at the time, it still couldn't hide the fact that

thought she'd completely forgotten about it. But when Wendy brought it up again, she felt a

never expected that we'd have the chance

at Noelle couldn't be hidden. Gregory glanced over and was about to reprimand Wendy, but Liam interrupted, saying, "By the way, I realize I don't have your contact information, Ms. Swanson. Would it be alright if we added each other

but firm,

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