The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 134 Chapter 134

When this question surfaced in Noelle's mind, she suddenly thought of the couple from the Swanson family. Facing them, she had asked herself this same question countless times.

But deep down, she had always known the answer. No matter how many disappointments she had endured, she couldn't help but cling to hope again once those wounds healed, until they smashed her heart to the ground and crushed it completely.

Yes, what was she hoping for? Was she hoping they would love her or that Hendrix would treat her differently? For the past two years, she hadn't been able to warm his heart-how could he possibly draw closer to her suddenly?

She had overestimated herself, or maybe she was just delusional.

It was just like the time when she was a child. She stood outside the school gate and stared at the old man running a cotton candy stall. On his stand were cotton candies in various colors and flavors.

At the time, she wanted so badly to have just one bite, but she had no money. So, all she could do was stand there and watch from afar. She did only that day after day, time and again.

there until nightfall, the cotton candy on the stall would never belong to her.

wish. Perhaps the

was, none of her fantasies ever came

her sight, she quietly turned around. The lunch she had prepared

someone selling cotton candy by the roadside. The colors were Just as vibrant, but the shapes were even more

courage to buy herself one. She bought a red one with

the taste of artificial chemicals filled

of cotton candy, she suddenly wondered-how would her seven-year--old self

no matter how poor the taste of the cotton candy might have been. That small joy and sense of satisfaction would have stayed with her

The things out of reach remained forever unattainable, whether it was the cotton candy from her childhood or the

she forgot that the full moon would only appear for a single day. The fireworks in the sky or a mirage would also be fleeting. One wouldn't even need to reach out to touch it.