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.

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

Dustin's eyes at that, then he turned to Ernest, "I've already been briefed about the accident by the

hinting he

responsibility, then they should cover all damages. I'll coordinate the

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

was usually easygoing, his displeasure showed, "I take

was trying to leverage his position

"Then it's even more appropriate the bill goes to Mr.

I had to suppress

a wildcard, not playing by the

men stood there, an unspoken battle

tension, subtly poked

Yet, I remained silent.

sides would only hurt one of them, and with the tension so thick, it was

bill?" Conrad suddenly joined in, potentially turning the duel into a three-way standoff. The atmosphere turned

finish, Conrad called on

transferring to

tell it like it is," I nudged

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