Part 41

"You want to know Gladwin's feelings for you, right?" Flavia nodded. "In that case, just follow him to the airport. Talk to him face to face," suggested her uncle, instilling courage in Flavia from somewhere.

Her uncle and aunt were right; it's better to face rejection directly than to speculate about something that may not be true.

Flavia finally decided to go. She declined Altezza's offer to drive her and chose to hail a taxi, asking the driver to hurry. There was still enough time until her uncle's flight took off. However, Flavia remained afraid. Who knows, the flight schedule might suddenly be moved up.

The car Flavia boarded entered the road leading to the international airport when, in the opposite direction, a freight truck lost control after a tire blowout. The taxi's speed and the truck's imbalance led to a collision. The truck hit the taxi Flavia was in, dragging them backward for dozens of meters until the car finally came to a stop on the side of