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

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

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

"Looked into that

seems we're at a

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

reopened my eyes, gazing out

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

to bury the truth about my parents' accident,

it's been ten years, people have moved on, and nobody's looking to stir

past. Don't trap

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

further, merely responding, "I

before changing the subject, "Felicia, I

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

called out to him on the other end, our conversation came

with my thoughts, I sent Jefferson one last message:

He quickly replied: [Richard.]