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.

was just jesting, so I smiled

then he turned to Ernest, "I've already been briefed about

hinting he preferred Ernest not to

responsibility, then they should cover all

by Dustin's rules, nor sparing

was usually easygoing, his displeasure showed,

leverage his

any of it, "Then it's even more

demeanor darkened, and I

really was a wildcard, not playing by the usual corporate

stood there, an unspoken

tension, subtly poked me, gripping my sleeve

Yet, I remained silent.

so thick, it was

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

called on her, "Deborah, your

nervousness transferring to me, "Mr.

I nudged her forward, whispering a word of