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.

else been driving your car?" Dustin

knew he was worried about me. I bit my lip,

some trouble. Luckily, it happened when you

I no longer felt the need to make up excuses. "I

brief silence, Dustin spoke again, sensing the noise around

all

my reluctance to continue the

hung up, and I let out

I'd come

simplification

including reducing unnecessary

I was beginning

sentiment.

from a good place, the care

a message to Fanny, letting her know I was heading

didn't surprise me with a lack of response,

time to answer calls,

if someone did, the

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

than to end it later, she reasoned. I had called her an ostrich for her views, but now, I saw

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