No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 213



"Felicia, thank you for loving my brother, for accepting him!"

As Susie said this, she raised her hands, offering me a mug of tea with utmost respect, her eyes brimming with tears.

In that moment, a wave of emotion hit me, too.

But I couldn't help but smile. "Listen to you, talking as if your brother was the last man on earth."

Susie pouted, and I took the mug from her, taking a sip.

The clear, floral fragrance of the tea enveloped my taste buds, unlike anything I had ever experienced before.

It was like morning dew, a divine elixir, extraordinary in every sense.

"Felicia, my brother put off dating because of me. He was worried his future wife wouldn't treat me well, would disdain me..." Susie's voice trailed off.

I knew why she suddenly stopped.

She was afraid Ernest hadn't told me about her illness, afraid that knowing she was sick, I would look down on Ernest.

of your health? Do I look like someone that shallow to you?" With those words, I made Susie laugh and breathe a sigh

again, "Felicia, did my brother tell

would I come all this way? I came to see you and then..." My voice trailed off as I

her sensitivity, especially about anything related to her brother, so I continued, "Then to take you back with me. But

her, protected from the elements, what kind of life would

Ernest left her here, not willing

with its serene mountains and waters, was the

I'll go,"

aback. "You'd leave this

answer, quietly sipping

like this, I realized she was torn. She cherished her freedom here, yet part of her longed for something

human dilemma, wanting to

instinct, a desire for the unattainable,

condition meant she

go e existence,

Perhaps the

her

I want to get better, to

her illness, it was easier to discuss, "Hasn't your brother sought treatment for