NovelEnglishChapter 299 "Felicia is a pushover!" That was what Conrad and Haley used to think of me. My non-confrontational attitude made them think I was an easy target, but little did they know I couldn't care less.
Since that was the case, I had to show them even the softest peach had a pit.
My sharp words instantly made Conrad's face turn sour. "Felicia." "Let go!" I snapped at him again.
But he didn't. Instead, he said, "I'm not blaming you. I just, um, wanted to let you know." "Trying to makesick?" My words were harsh. Each one aimed to sting him. "No need. I don't want to hear it." My words got under Conrad's skin, his temples throbbing with visible veins. I knew he was holding back, biting his tongue. His eyes trembled as he looked at me, a departure from his usual storm-out-the-door reaction.
But it was different. After holding my gaze for seconds, Conrad spoke, "The amusement park is opening as scheduled, and I want you there." I felt a tightness in my chest, unable to voice my refusal. That amusement park meant more tothan only a project I was involved in. It held a special significance.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtI genuinely wanted to be there. When it was first under construction, I dreamt of standing at its highest point on opening day, sharing the moment with my dad.
But at the moment...
"If you don't want to go because of me, I can stay away that day," Conrad sensed my dilemma, offering such a compromising statement.
I looked at him. "No need." After that, I also delivered a heartbreaking retort, "You've meant nothing tolong ago." Conrad's face stiffened, and he murmured in a low voice, "Do you have to stingwith your words to feel satisfied?" I didn't engage further, instead reaching for the car door. "I have things to do." "Will you be there?" Conrad asked before letting go.
"We'll see," I said with force as I pulled, and with his release, the door slammed shut.
I saw Conrad visibly shake from the impact, stepping back as if he had been abandoned again.
As I drove out of the parking lot, I sighed, glanced at the documents on the passenger seat, and sped up to find an open space to pull over.
I took a deep breath and picked up the accident report, flipping through it page by page.
My hands shook more with each page until I couldn't bear to read any longer, closing my eyes as my whole body trembled.
I finally understood why Herschel and Jacqueline didn't wantto know these details. They feared I couldn't handle it. Even in black and white the gruesphotos from the accident scene were enough to break me.
Sweat poured out of me, and my hands clenched to steady myself. I never imagined my parents' deaths were so horrific, their faces unrecognizable. If their names hadn't been on the report, I would have refused to believe it was really them.
My phone buzzed incessantly. I lacked the strength to check who it was, let alone answer.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmForcing myself to continue with the report, my hands trembled so much that I couldn't hold the pages.
Eventually darkness encroached my vision. The overwhelming sensation made it clear I was shock. As my consciousness faded, my hand reached for the phone.
Faintly, I heard someone calling my name, but I couldn't respond. The N content is on novelenglish.net!
I dreamt of my parents, the accident scene, and moments couldn't m accept. "No!" I screamed in denial.
"Licia!" "Licia..." A deep, calming voice reached my ears.
Flashes of my parents callingflickered before my eyeg. "Lidia, How e about we have pasta for lunch?" Ashburn > X
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