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.

family, but they didn't have much to say,"

chill ran down my spine, "So, there's nothing left to investigate,

so, unless the officer left something behind. But his family doesn't know anything, and his death was so sudden," Jefferson's explanation made it clear - my dad's car accident case was a dead end. "What about his colleagues

"Looked

this, I closed my eyes. "It seems we're at a

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

eyes, gazing

night, reminiscent of those evenings waiting for my parents to come home, "No need.

my parents' accident, they'd have covered their

on,

past. Don't trap yourself in it," Jefferson finally

I got the message. Though he had helped me, deep down, he didn't support my quest to uncover the

press further, merely responding, "I understand.

find anything useful," Jefferson paused before changing the

theme park gift or

out to him on the other end, our conversation came

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

He quickly replied: [Richard.]