No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 42



I hummed softly, "Not a bad suggestion. I'll think it over."

"You really should," Fanny paused before adding, "Felicia, the best way to forget someone and move on from a relationship is to dive into a new one as quickly as possible."

"Okay, Fanny, got it," I said before hanging up. Lying on my bed, I let my thoughts drift.

Soon, I could hear Ernest's firm and steady footsteps outside, unmistakable to my ears.

Then came the faucet twisting, followed by our landlady Ethel's nagging voice, "How come it's just you? Where's Licia?"

I didn't hear Ernest's reply, only his request, "Please, no onions in the clam chowder."

Hearing that, I couldn't help but laugh, though my laughter quickly turned into tears. Living with the Wagner family over the years, I'd gotten used to eating onions, even though I never touched them when I was with my parents back home.

the Wagner family engaged to Conrad, and Jacqueline insisted I was

wanting to seem too delicate or fussy, like forcing myself to eat onions even though I disliked

asleep and even dreamt that Ernest

work out between you and Ernest?" Ethel asked me at

"We were about to get

"

marriage license just like

quality. You'll regret it if you let a good man like Ernest

but burst into

you don't make a move fast, that young widow will,"

the table. I couldn't help but ask,

"He went out to drink

spoon, savoring the rich

friends occasionally, not full time," Ethel explained, then looked at me, "So, you

I dreamt about getting one." My explanation earned me