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.

Ms. Hudson?" Ivan tried to ask, but Conrad cut him off again. "I'll find something else for

of helplessness and embarrassment as

didn't dare say more. After all, he thought the mishap was his own doing. He should have checked with Conrad before

economy being tough these past few years, many companies were laying off, and finding a decent-paying job was hard. Plus, Ivan had just started dating someone last month. Losing his job could jeopardize that relationship,

moment, I was

up, Ivan looked at me guiltily.

don't you sit over there and relax with

didn't want Haley pulling any more stunts if

glanced at Haley.

didn't give

I surveyed the

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about 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 a painting I once

glass, soothing the impatience

in the

office. building of the Wagner