No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 45



I looked up, spotting Ernest's rugged, sharply contoured face.

Not only did he steady me, but he also caught the watermelon I was carrying.

The scene felt straight out of a TV show, meticulously crafted for the screen, yet here it was unfolding in real life.

He steadied me on my feet and let go, but the moment I tried to move, a piercing pain shot through my ankle.

I grabbed his arm. "It hurts..."

Following my gaze, he noticed my ankle turning red. "Sprained?"

Ernest was close, his deep voice sounding unusually sexy and pleasing.

I nodded, and the next second, he thrust the watermelon back into my hands and lifted me.

During all the years with Conrad, he never carried me like that. Ernest's sudden princess-style carry sent my heart racing, even causing my nose to sweat.

how I was getting a

hear the sighs around us from the neighbors and passersby. Such interactions between a man and a woman were rare in

back to the yard. As we entered, I saw

are moving fast," Ethel remarked with a twinkle in her eye upon

placing me on a stone bench in

cold, and an unusual sensation spread from my

move," Ernest said, his other

that hurts..."

let go, instead pressing on

head, and he checked other spots before concluding, "Looks like just a muscle strain,

so sure?"

a look, and Ethel answered for him, "Because he's been a soldier and knows

being a soldier turn

internally, but Ernest stood up, saying, "Don't move. I'll

arm and painkillers for

you."

a tight black T-shirt with navy blue cargo pants, making

happened?" Ethel seized