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."

help you with that,"

took his hand, "Then why bother wishing?

a great opportunity,"

stopped believing in that stuff

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

a pat this time,

But he didn't understand that I prefer to

illuminating the night sky. The lights here were ever-changing, ensuring you'd

park's lighting was a third of its total

Ocean design is one of my

even better to come," Ernest said

was completely immersed, forgetting

particularly beautiful display drew my attention, and I turned to share it with Ernest, that

eerily calm, almost lifeless, as if

moment, my

impossible to see him

voice soothing, "There's a special light display

I returned

few

from when he had playfully covered my eyes before, plunging me into

instinctively clung to Ernest, but before I could speak, the world