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 redevelopment office. I went through the motions, signing where I was told. The only catch was

procedure, but to me, it

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

to erase their last traces from

it was

grief or not, I couldn't avoid

death report from the accident assessment center

things went smoother,

in my throat, I said,

didn't press further. He booted up his computer, pulled up the

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

on-the-spot deaths. It felt as if my

scene, having seen the records,

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

suffocated, trapped, I needed to escape. I

then, a voice called out, "Wait a