No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 351



"I'm calling from the Clear Springs Estate redevelopment office. We had posted a notice about the demolition a while back, and there are still some formalities to be completed. It looks like you're the last one we need to get in touch with."

That call just added a heavier load to my already gloomy mood.

I knew about the demolition procedures for a while, but I had been dragging my feet.

In my mind, it felt like if I didn't show up to sign the paperwork, they couldn't proceed with the demolition, and my home would remain untouched. But here we are, I still have to sign off on it, to tear it down.

I can't be the lone holdout, slowing down the entire process, affecting everyone else's chance at moving into their new homes.

After all, the estate is really run-down. Who wouldn't want to live in a new, modern apartment?

"Alright, I'll come over now," I replied, trying to sound more upbeat than I felt.

and drove to the redevelopment office. I went through the motions, signing where I was told. The only catch was that the property title was in

standard procedure, but

a decade, but I never went through the process of officially removing them from the records. In my heart, as long as our names were linked

I had to erase their last traces from

of it was not lost

grief or not, I couldn't

registry office, the clerk told me I needed a death report from the accident assessment center for my parents' death

retrieve my parents' accident records. This time, things went smoother, although the officer did ask, "It's been so long since the accident, why are you

throat, I

a bit petulant, but he didn't

stamped

as if my heart

seen the records, it was as if I had

scene bombarded me, sending shivers down

trapped, I needed to escape. I turned and

then, a voice called out, "Wait