Chapter 211



The night I left home, Ernest's place was cloaked in darkness, his windows void of light, indicating he wasn't there. By the time Dustin called me, I was already waiting at the train station.

This time, I opted for the high-speed rail instead of flying.

Even though it would take an extra two hours, I preferred the feeling of being grounded to floating in the air.

"Felicia, your car's ready. Where are you? I'll bring it over," Dustin's voice, always so warm and soothing, reached me.

I glanced around the waiting room, noting everyone's heads bowed over their smartphones, and replied nonchalantly, "Just leave it at the garage. I'II pick it up myself."

Dustin paused, and I added, "I know the place."

The Wagner family always took their cars to the same garage for maintenance, something I was well aware of.

"Mechanic mentioned your car was tampered with," Dustin's words made me freeze for a moment.

Of course, I felt guilty because I was the one who had it tampered with.

"Is that so?" I feigned surprise.

driving your car?"

worried about me. I bit my

you, just to cause some trouble. Luckily, it

felt the need to make

brief silence, Dustin spoke again, sensing the noise around

all I replied

to continue the conversation, softly said,

hung up, and I let out

come across

for simplification

including reducing unnecessary

I was

sentiment.

from a good place, the

to Fanny, letting her know I

of Fanny didn't surprise me with a lack of response, and I suddenly grasped

answer calls, no one would want to be in a

if someone

enduring the long haul was slim, considering love required close companionship and friction to foster dopamine

to end it later, she reasoned. I had

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