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.

told. The only catch was that the property title was in my parents' names,

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

erase their last traces from

it was not

or not,

a death report from

off I went to the department I had visited before to retrieve my parents' accident records. This time, things went smoother, although the officer did ask, "It's been so

my throat, I said, "Cause

glanced at me, probably thinking my response was a bit petulant, but he didn't press further. He booted up his computer, pulled

printer whirred, a warm sheet of paper with a freshly stamped seal was handed

scanned, confirming the on-the-spot deaths. It felt as if my heart stopped beating

hadn't witnessed the accident scene, having seen the

words, flashes of the crash scene bombarded me, sending shivers down my spine, my

escape. I turned

called out, "Wait