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.

to ask, but Conrad cut him off again. "I'll find something

mix of helplessness and embarrassment as if he felt sorry for me than Conrad

was his own doing. He should have

the situation, not wanting 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, Ivan had just started dating someone last month. Losing his job

I was surprised

hanging up, Ivan looked at

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

didn't want Haley pulling any

calming Ivan, I glanced at Haley. She looked defensive, ready

give

surveyed

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

morning sun streamed through the glass, soothing the impatience

the best

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