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.

was getting a

from the neighbors and passersby. Such interactions between a man and

yard. As we entered, I saw Fat Jean holding

two are moving fast," Ethel remarked with

Ernest said, placing me on a stone bench in the yard, squatting to remove

my

his other hand pressing on

that hurts..." I

let go, instead pressing on the ankle bone.

other spots before concluding, "Looks like just a muscle

you be so

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

soldier turn one

up, saying, "Don't move. I'll get

arm and painkillers for

you."

when I noticed him in a tight black T-shirt with navy blue cargo pants,

Ethel seized the moment