The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

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Hendrix eventually went on the date.

He was slightly surprised to see who his date was.

"Hello, Mr. Freeman," the woman said with a bright, dazzling smile. "I think you might remember me?"! "Yvonne Wright," Before Hendrix could respond, she extended her hand and supplied the answer. "We danced at the masquerade ball."

"Ms. Wright, a pleasure," Hendrix replied, shaking her hand briefly. He made no mention of what happened at the ball, keeping his response curt.

"Why did you leave so suddenly that night?" Yvonne asked.

"An urgent matter came up," he said smoothly.

"Is that so?" Yvonne's smile deepened, carrying a subtle undertone that Hendrix didn't care for.

It wasn't that her knowing look rattled him-he wasn't concerned about being caught in a lie. It was the she exuded-a kind of calculated playfulness-that made him uneasy.

energy

he had no patience for those who fancied

the shift, Yvonne gracefully changed the

The Wright family and the Freeman family had also been close for generations, so there was no shortage of conversation topics

to show it. He

without any

check came, Yvonne unexpectedly placed two concert tickets in

wonder if Mr. Freeman would

polar opposites. Noelle never made requests or invited him anywhere. Even when she was angry, she didn't argue with him. Most of the

someone who bottled up her emotions, like him. That was until she

hadn't been unaffected. She had simply stored all her

"Mr. Freeman?"..

him back to

back to reality and glanced at the tickets, noting the date. "Unfortunately, I have an important meeting that day. I won't be

"Oh?"

time," Hendrix added. "Shall I have my driver

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