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.

off again. "I'll find something else for

me, his face a mix of helplessness and embarrassment as if he felt

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

were laying off, and finding a decent-paying job was hard. Plus,

that moment, I was

hanging up, Ivan looked at me guiltily. "Ms.

why don't you sit over there and relax with a cup of coffee? I need to

send Ivan away to spare him. I didn't want Haley pulling any more stunts if I confronted

calming Ivan, I glanced at Haley. She

give her the

I surveyed

l

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

the glass,

house, in the

with a perfect view of the bustling CBD, the office. building of the Wagner