No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 140



"Really? Who could it be? After your parents passed, those old friends of theirs practically forgot about them. They haven't even mentioned them in years. Who would bother to pay their respects?" Jacqueline's words struck me like a dagger to the heart.

It was true what they said out of sight, out of mind. I hadn't thought about it before, but hearing Jacqueline lay it out so bluntly stirred something unpleasant within me.

"Maybe someone got it mixed up?" Jacqueline suggested, which honestly sounded like something you'd tell a child.

I glanced at the gravestone again, with its photo and names displayed. How could anyone get it wrong? That just sounded like a tale to coax a kid. "Maybe," I agreed to prevent Jacqueline from going on another tangent.

I was sure it wasn't Jacqueline or her family who had left the flowers, and it was unlikely to be any of my parents' old acquaintances, which made the whole thing even more mysterious. I needed to investigate it further.

"Don't overthink it, Felicia. I'll check with Herschel later to see if he knows of any old friends who might have dropped by," Jacqueline tried to reassure

me.

I hummed in response, and Jacqueline reminded me of throwing a birthday bash for Herschel before we ended the call.

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going on?"

murmured, "I'm curious who it could

go to the Wagner family gathering? Isn't that like walking into the lion's den?" Fanny's concern had shifted from the flowers to my

not going is wrong, but going seems risky," I explained

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with you. If anything happens, you've got someone to watch your back. Plus, it might put Conrad and the whole Wagner family off your trail," Fanny suggested and asked, "Has

board," I relayed Ernest's

laughed, "That man's got spunk. Why not give it a real shot with him? Who

blankly out the window. "I'm just not in the

was

to relationships. If we were to date, he'd dive in headfirst, and it wouldn't be fair to him if

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just pondered. "So, what's the plan? I can go with you, but that might

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excited. "Exactly, just say yes to Ernest, and