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.

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

saw something flicker in Dustin's eyes at that, then he turned to Ernest, "I've

clearly hinting he preferred Ernest not

expression harden, "If they've accepted responsibility, then they should cover all damages. I'll coordinate the repairs, and the bill will

by Dustin's rules,

easygoing, his displeasure showed, "I take responsibility for

trying to leverage his position

"Then it's even more appropriate the

I had to

was a wildcard, not

there, an

tension, subtly poked

Yet, I remained silent.

and with the tension so thick, it was

about a bill?" Conrad suddenly joined in, potentially turning the duel into a three-way standoff. The atmosphere turned even more charged, Deborah whispered urgently to me,

she could finish, Conrad called on her, "Deborah,

transferring to me,

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