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.

but they didn't have much to

spine, "So, there's nothing

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 or friends?" I was disappointed but still trying to

"Looked

I closed my eyes. "It seems we're

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

eyes, gazing out

evenings waiting for my parents to come home, "No need. If there was anything to be found.or said

the truth about my parents' accident,

moved on, and nobody's looking to stir up any

past. Don't trap yourself in

me, deep down, he didn't support my quest to uncover the truth about my parents' accident

further, merely responding,

I couldn't find anything useful," Jefferson paused before changing

he was congratulating me on the theme park gift or the successful proposal, so

out to him on the other end, our conversation

with my thoughts, I sent Jefferson one last message: [What was

He quickly replied: [Richard.]