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.

went through the motions, signing where I was told. The only catch was that the property title was in

it was standard procedure, but to

I never went through the process of officially removing them from the records. In my heart, as long as our names were linked together, it felt like they had never

now, I had to erase their

cruelty of it was

grief or not, I couldn't

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

records. This time, things went smoother, although

throat, I said,

response was a bit petulant, but he didn't press

printer whirred, a warm sheet of paper with a freshly stamped

deaths. It felt as if my heart

having seen the records, it was as if I had

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

I needed to escape.

voice called out, "Wait a