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."

stranger who bore such a striking resemblance

"Beauty lies in

before pushing open the door to

nurse in blue scrubs, massaging the patient on the bed. Upon

you back later," Mack

curious glance on her way out,

be here all the time," Mack said, placing a basket of

finally saw the girl on

with long hair spread out on the pillow. Her eyes

like a coma patient, more like Sleeping Beauty from the fairy tales,

incredibly talented,

class. She got

26, she was already a mentor to us..." Mack's voice

accident, she'd probably be the youngest professor by now," the

it an accident?" I

his gaze fixed on the girl. After a long pause, he said,

crushing him, and

you. Do you think she'd want you to live in guilt?" I asked

at me, but my

hurt; she protected you because she wanted you to live well. If you drown in this pain, her

softly, "don't blame yourself. It won't

Your mentor was

exceptional person with many