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.

The only catch was that the property title was in my parents' names, and now I needed to provide their death certificates and cremation certificates to finalize the

was standard procedure, but

went through the process of officially removing them from the records. In my heart, as long

erase their last

was

grief or not, I couldn't avoid

me I needed a death report from the

accident records. This time, things went smoother, although the officer did ask, "It's been so long since the

I

he didn't press further. He booted up his computer, pulled up the accident file, and

of paper with a freshly stamped seal was handed to me. "Please, take a look,"

It felt as if my heart

seen the records, it was as if I had lived

crash scene bombarded me, sending

suffocated, trapped, I needed to escape.

called out, "Wait