No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 27



"Ms. Perez, what are you doing here?" Ivan was just as surprised as I was, questioning Haley.

Haley pulled her bathrobe tighter around her. "I live here."

Her gaze fell on the keys in my hand. "Hey, do you guys always just stroll into my house without knocking?"

Ivan stepped forward. "No... This house was supposed to be for Ms. Hudson, arranged by Mr. Wagner."

As Ivan spoke, he fumbled with his phone to call Conrad. Probably too flustered, he accidentally put it on speaker. "Mr. Wagner, the house at Crystal Bay Villas..."

Before Ivan could finish, Conrad interrupted, "I gave that house to Haley."

I watched as the smile on Haley's face just kept getting bigger.

Ivan tried to ask, but Conrad cut him off again. "I'll

looked at me, his face a mix of helplessness and embarrassment as

more. After all, he thought the mishap was his own doing. He should

to jeopardize Ivan's job. With the economy being tough these past few years, many companies were laying off, and finding a decent-paying job was hard. Plus,

that moment, I was surprised at

hanging up, Ivan looked at me

fault," I said, pausing before adding, "Ivan, why don't you sit over there and relax with a cup of coffee? I

didn't want Haley pulling any more stunts if I confronted her

Ivan, I glanced at Haley. She looked defensive,

I didn't give her

surveyed the

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200 square meters, decorated simply yet attentively. It had floor-to-ceiling windows, a comfy couch, and a small coffee table that resembled a scene from

glass, soothing

the best

view of the bustling CBD, the office. building of the Wagner Group, and the rolling sea