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.

he was just jesting, so I smiled back

saw something flicker in Dustin's eyes at that, then he turned

at that, clearly hinting he

to Ernest, I saw his expression harden, "If they've accepted responsibility, then they should cover all damages. I'll coordinate the repairs,

was clearly not playing by Dustin's rules, nor sparing his

his displeasure showed, "I take

was trying to leverage his position

of it, "Then it's even more appropriate the bill

demeanor darkened, and I had

wildcard, not playing by

an unspoken battle raging

the tension, subtly poked me,

Yet, I remained silent.

them, and with the tension so thick, it was clear I was implicated somehow.

a three-way standoff. The atmosphere turned even more charged, Deborah whispered

called on her, "Deborah, your

her nervousness transferring

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