No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 371



Mack Craig stopped in his tracks, looking at me with a mix of surprise and disbelief.

Realizing my forwardness, I quickly tried to explain, "I didn't mean anything by it, I just..."

"Alright," Mack cut me off before I could finish.

"Before all this happened, she was full of life, loved making friends. She'd be happy to see you," he said without looking at me, as though he was talking more to himself than to me.

I couldn't help but feel for him in that moment.

"Come with me, Felicia," he said, before continuing down the hallway.

Watching his tall figure walking ahead of me, I couldn't help but feel the weight of his burden, a burden he carried with every step.

Mack led me to a private hospital room, not unlike those reserved for VIPs, with a pleasant environment and, naturally, a hefty price tag. It was clear the girl resting here came from a well-off family.

At the door, Mack looked back at me, as if he had more to say.

Thinking he might have had second thoughts, I offered an out: "If it's not a good time, we can forget it."

"You look so much like her, it's just..." Mack paused, "she's just a bit thinner now."

about the stranger who bore such a striking resemblance

small smile, "Beauty lies in the

slight smile before pushing

I saw was a nurse in blue scrubs, massaging the

call you back later,"

giving me a curious glance on her way out, probably struck by the

silence that filled the room the moment we entered. "Yeah, I have to work, can't be here all the time," Mack said, placing a basket of fruit on a nearby table before sitting next

and finally saw the

hair spread out on the pillow.

more like Sleeping Beauty from

incredibly

her class.

without even taking the SATS. By 26, she was already a mentor to us..." Mack's voice trailed off as he listed her

wasn't for the accident, she'd probably be the youngest professor by now," the pain and regret in Mack's

an accident?" I asked,

his gaze fixed on the girl. After a long pause, he said, "I'm the reason this

crushing him, and I could

you. Do you think

at me, but

girl, "She didn't want you to get hurt; she protected you because she wanted you to live well. If you

I called out softly, "don't blame yourself. It

mentor

exceptional person with many