No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

If he hadn't spoken up, I might have forgotten he was even there.

Ernest's face was a blank slate, emotionless, with eyes that seemed to hold depths of darkness. He mentioned the man was his father.

But then, Lord had said, his father's move against my parents was solely because he was bought off by Clark. And on our way here, Ernest himself admitted his father's actions were driven by money. So, this whole mess seemed unrelated to Herschel. Then why was Ernest confronting him?

My head was a whirlwind of confusion, throbbing as if a drill was boring through my skull.

I took another look at Herschel. He was completely unflappable, but Jacqueline seemed nervous, holding onto Herschel's arm tightly.

After a few seconds of staring down Herschel, Ernest finally got a response, "Your father's actions have nothing to do with me." "Really?" Ernest's tone was sharp, cutting.

"Ernest, Herschel has already spilled everything about what was done to Felicia's parents. If something was done to your father, there's no point hiding it," Jacqueline chimed in, defending her husband. Ernest's face hardened as he said, "My investigation shows that someone was behind Lord's buyout of my dad's company."

Herschel's eyes flickered away for a moment, and Ernest continued, "If I'm not mistaken, you did it to cut off Felicia's safety net. To ensure that after her parents' demise, no one else could take her in."

I was stunned, turning to look at Ernest, who now turned to me, "Because her blood could serve as a backup for your son, and by keeping her, you could atone for your sins."

After Ernest finished, he looked back at Herschel, "Felicia, from the beginning to the end, was just a pawn in your game."

that's not true. We genuinely care for

what he did to my parents,

true?"

silence was all the answer I

turned out to be a sham, a

that contract my father signed, but because of

my blood could

invaluable, so much so that it warranted the exchange of my

him, I had devoted ten

trembled uncontrollably, numbness creeping into

I wouldn't blink if you asked for my life right now Herschel

this version of him seemed

had tricked my parents too. My eyes

palms tightly,

erupted, "What

hating you do? Can my parents come back? Can I rede these

I once was, I