No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

I had finally pieced together what he had been digging into.

This should have been a trio of good news knocking at my door, yet, for some odd reason, my eyelids twitched uneasily.

"What did you find?" My voice was taut with tension.

"The info you stumbled upon isn't the whole picture. There's a final conclusion missing, and I can't fathom why you didn't see it," Jefferson said, his tone laced with confusion.

I inhaled sharply, "So, did you uncover anything?"

"No. The officer who handled the car accident case passed away."

My heart skipped a beat, and a bitter taste filled my mouth, "When did he die?"

"A month after your dad's accident was closed."

My breath hitched, and I found myself at a loss for words until Jefferson called out my name, "Felicia..."

I cut him off, "Do you think the officer's death has something to do with the final verdict of my dad's accident?"

"I've had my suspicions. But the man died of a sudden heart attack. There's a hospital death certificate and everything," Jefferson's words left me speechless.

someone look for his family, but they didn't have much to

spine, "So, there's

anything, and his death was so sudden," Jefferson's explanation made it clear - my dad's car accident case was a dead end. "What

"Looked into

my eyes. "It seems we're at a dead end unless the dead

with the officer's family or someone he was close to at work. Maybe there's still a

eyes, gazing

evenings waiting for my parents to come home, "No need.

the truth about my parents'

on, and nobody's looking to stir up

the past be the past. Don't trap

didn't support my quest to uncover the

I didn't press further, merely responding, "I understand. Thanks for

anything useful," Jefferson paused before changing the subject, "Felicia, I saw the trending news.

on the theme park gift or the successful proposal, so I just said, "Thank

the other end, our conversation

thoughts, I sent Jefferson one last message: [What was the name of the deceased

He quickly replied: [Richard.]