No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 222



Deborah nodded. "Sure did. Packed it with all the fun of the fair and these dazzling lights."

She chuckled to herself, then snuggled closer to me, "And you, my dear sister, are part of the package."

Such a sweet talker.

When we got to the scene of the incident, Ernest climbed up to inspect the damage, jotting down notes as he went.

"We're looking at two sets down, each with twenty-two bulbs, across thirteen colors," Ernest said, surveying the ruined lights and glancing over at the crane working not too far off.

Finally, he turned to Deborah, "Get Mr. Wagner down here, will you? We need to sort out liability and damages for this mess."

Deborah gave a quick nod and pulled out her phone to call Dustin. Shortly after, Dustin arrived, pausing in surprise at seeing me.

It looked like he wasn't expecting to see me, but after a split second of surprise, he broke into a smile. "Felicia, what brings you here? Doing some early inspections?"

I wasn't in charge here anymore, and his remark could've been taken as a dig.

jesting, so I smiled back lightly, "No, just here to catch up with

he turned to Ernest, "I've already been briefed about the accident by the

it at that, clearly hinting he preferred Ernest not to

saw his expression harden, "If they've accepted responsibility, then they should cover all

playing by

usually easygoing, his displeasure showed, "I take responsibility for the

trying to leverage his position against

it's even more appropriate

I had to suppress a

not playing by

an unspoken

tension, subtly poked me, gripping my

Yet, I remained silent.

one of them, and with the tension so thick, it was clear I was implicated somehow. Staying mute

potentially turning the duel into a three-way standoff. The

could finish, Conrad called

nervousness transferring to me,

it like it is," I nudged her forward, whispering