No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 620

Conrad and Jefferson didn't say anything, just staring at me with a creepy kind of calm.

I clumsily raised my head, my brain seemingly failing to catch up as I asked, "Don't you guys know?"

Struggling to sit up, I pushed on, "Then I'll go find him myself..."

"Felicia," Jefferson's voice halted me, his eyes shimmering with a reddish hue.

Blinking in confusion, I asked, "What's wrong?"

"Felicia, you have to come to terms with the fact that Ernest is... gone," Conrad chimed in softly.

I nodded, a hollow laugh escaping me, "I know..."

The words felt surreal, yet I continued, "I know he's gone, that's why I want to be with him..."

Jefferson's grip on my hand tightened, causing a sharp pain. I looked at him, "Jefferson, you're hurting me."

"Felicia," his voice was raspy with emotion, "Ernest is gone. You can't see him anymore."

that I desperately suppressed, even going as far as to stubbornly insist, "I can,

me back. I tried to

surged within me, an overwhelming desire to see Ernest one more time. I needed

interjected sharply, pausing before adding, "He's

all over my face as I was

Jefferson called out softly, his hand gripping my shoulder, "Felicia,

to look up at Jefferson, "He didn't mean that, right? Tell

in Jefferson's eyes deepened, "Felicia,

I didn't want to cry, because I couldn't believe it,

eyes narrowed, and in a burst of denial, I pushed Jefferson away, "No! You're lying, all of you are lying. I don't

run out,

unyielding The bottled-up emotions inside me erupted, and I began to hit him, though he refused to let go no matter

bit down on

Jefferson didn't flinch,

longer maintain my grip, I pleaded weakly, "Please don't be so

to accept it," Conrad's voice came

could I

there with me, dodging and weaving through the crowd at Brown's, his heartbeat, his warmth still felt within reach. How could he just