No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 239



The technicolor world vanished beneath his touch, and my world plunged into darkness. Yet, fear was the furthest thing from my mind.

He was there, beside me, his warmth more comforting than any light could ever be.

"Make a wish. From now on, with me by your side, all your wishes can come true," Ernest's voice, deep as a cello, danced softly around my ears.

The music inside the Ferris wheel pod was soothing, easing the tension from my heart bit by bit.

Make a wish?

What did I even wish for? Ever since my parents' accident, I couldn't really say I had any wishes left.

Being with Conrad was probably the closest thing to a wish, hoping for a forever that was more a silent yearning than an actual wish.

Now, I had to make a wish...

I searched my heart for what I truly desired, but came up empty.

Then, I thought of my parents, their untimely death, and I found my voice, "I wish... I wish to uncover the truth behind my parents' accident."

with that," Ernest replied without

his hand, "Then why bother wishing? I

just missed a great opportunity," Ernest teased, tapping my

stopped believing in

I gazed out at the dazzling lights, "After my parents passed, I

in a pat this time, but a gentle rub, "From now

shining armor. But he didn't understand

illuminating the night sky. The lights here were

a third

is one of my favorite lighting designs," I couldn't

to come," Ernest said

dazzled, one after the other, and I was completely immersed, forgetting even Conrad, who

display drew my attention, and I turned

as if nothing at

moment,

moved on from Conrad, he had been a part of my life for a decade, making it impossible to see him as a stranger, especially now, with such a

voice soothing, "There's a special light display

I returned to

a few times, and

sudden darkness was different from when he had playfully covered my eyes before, plunging me

before I could speak, the world lit