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."

you with that,"

hand, "Then why bother wishing? I

just missed a great opportunity," Ernest teased,

believing in that stuff a

"After my parents passed, I stopped believing in any

not in a pat this time, but a gentle rub, "From now

But he didn't understand that I prefer to be my own

the night sky. The lights here

was a third of its total budget, a testament to

of my favorite

to come,"

I was completely immersed, forgetting even Conrad, who was in the

and I turned to share it

almost lifeless, as if nothing at all could disturb

moment,

decade, making it impossible to see him as a stranger, especially now, with such a

holding me tighter, his voice soothing, "There's a special light display

I returned to the

a few times, and

had playfully covered my eyes before, plunging me into an

but before I could speak, the world