No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 71



Deborah teased, "Hey, Felicia, you did that on purpose, didn't you?"

I couldn't believe the words coming out of Deborah's mouth. My side was throbbing with pain, a bruise blossoming beneath my clothes. I wanted to lift my shirt to clear my name. Risk injury for a bit of attention? I wasn't that desperate.

I rolled my eyes at Deborah, but it didn't stop her from prying, "So, Felicia, what's it like being in Mr. Collins' arms? Strong, huh? Did it feel..."

"Deborah!" I cut her off, "Do you ever think about anything... normal?"

Realizing she had pushed too far, Deborah stuck out her tongue and mumbled something under her breath, too soft for me to catch.

Nursing my sore side, I was the first to leave the control room.

Then, I remembered Ernest had called for me, only to leave her embarrassed and in pain without so much as a question.

keep my distance from that guy

was just a brief encounter,

Mr. Collins wants us to head to the control site first. He'll join us in a

with Deborah when my phone rang. It was Jefferson. "Where are you? Left me hanging,

Had Jefferson not left? Had he managed to explore the entire

you'd left," I

you?"

location, Jefferson said he'd come to find me. Yet, it took him nearly an

something?" I

the world. Your little park is nothing," boasted the former snooker champion, who seemed to have a thing for anything

had told me about Jefferson's passion for exploring mazes, having conquered all known ones and setting his sights on geological labyrinths. People were diverse, and so were

the most confusing maze, there's always a way home," Jefferson suddenly said,

as I remembered where I wanted to go. He had

Despite his carefree appearance,

had clarity about life.