No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 208



The silence was deafening.

I toyed with the idea of finding some excuse to end the call when Jacqueline's voice came through, trembling with emotion, "Herschel's in this state all because of that woman. Just for that, I can't bring myself to accept her."

Jacqueline spat out the words with such venom, it was the first time I'd ever seen her like this.

A chill ran down my spine, leaving me speechless.

"Felicia," Jacqueline called out, "try to visit Herschel more often. You're the only comfort he has left."

Her words weighed heavily on me, but I agreed nheless.

After hanging up, I slumped against the car seat, feeling an invisible weight pressing down on me, making it hard to breathe.

Once home, I curled up on the couch, quietly piecing together the events. Everything seemed to point towards Lord, but Lord's connections with Herschel, especially the secretive nature of Lord's rehab facility, raised even more suspicions.

if there's

it, the more it hurt my head, and the more I couldn't stop thinking. In a moment of frustration, I grabbed a cushion and smothered my face with it, my go-to method for self-soothing whenever I felt overwhelmed. Just

I was hallucinating until

and made my

danger could still lurk. Cautiously, I asked, "Who's

"It's me, Ernest!"

was taken aback. Why was Ernest back so

in a black tee and cargo pants, looking

here?" I

The warmth

good," Ernest said, lifting a bag full of

sandwiches for

need, that's too much trouble, I'll

finish, "You shouldn't be eating anything too

it, Ernest

my kitchen. According to the old saying about

accepting someone's about