No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 293



I thought I'd get turned away at the door. It turned out Herschel's name carried some weight, especially with Lord.

Taking a deep breath, I stepped inside and immediately spotted an elder with salt-and-pepper hair standing in the hall practicing what appeared to be yoga.

Was he Lord? I had done my homework on Lord, who wasn't even sixty, around Herschel's age, and he was youthful-looking in his photos. But he looked much older than Herschel.

Even with all the background info on Lord, for a moment, I struggled to connect this figure, deeply immersed in his poses, with the man I had come to see. It felt like I had the wrong person.

"Hey, Felicia, spit it out. What do you need?" Lord didn't stop his routine, moving through his yoga poses gracefully.

His statement was clear. He was indeed Lord.

I didn't want to guess why he looked the way he did. I took another deep breath and replied, "Good to meet you, Mr. Clark. My name's Felicia."

who you are," Lord kept

was stunned,

me? Did he also know why I was there

a daughter. He's

was it. Lord's words left

Felicia, what do you want to talk to me?" Despite his physical activity, Lord's

hadn't seen his face since he had been side-on the

breathing. "Mr. Clark, I wanted to ask if you remember someone named

moved through his yoga routine, each action flowing into the next with smooth, powerful

a dozen

to face me, Standing straight, he closed his eyes, his hands moving before his chest

photos I'd researched, but there was a gentleness there.

contrary to the rumors.

I was eager for