No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 46



Not too long ago, Conrad had given me a foot rub, and while I felt touched then, it didn't stir the feelings I was experiencing.

I couldn't pin down the reason. Maybe it was the technique that differed.

As Ernest finished with my foot massage, Ethel's voice, laced with fury, pierced the air from outside, "Listen up, everyone! If you dare mess with my people, you'll have me, Ethel, to answer to. I'll make sure you feel the wrath..."

"What's going on?" I asked lightly.

Ernest gently lifted my foot from his lap and placed it on another stone bench, rising to his feet. Then, I noticed his cheeks were flushed.

I thought maybe he was just hot, but the words that followed told me otherwise.

He said, "Maybe wear less of those skirts around here."

a royal blue silk number that hugged my figure and sported

up, revealing a bit of

strides, he left the yard. Ethel's scolding ceased shortly after. Curious

be legally liable if we report this," Ernest

where I'd slipped earlier. It seemed my fall wasn't an accident but a deliberate

do you have that I did it? Did

around. People have

yet fierce as she spat, "She shouldn't have seduced

Jean sure had a knack for framing

standing up for me, I felt compelled to do something. So, I hobbled over, leaning on the wall for support, and without making a scene, I looped my arm through Ernest's, offering Fat Jean a smug smile, "Thanks for this drama. It showed me how great a guy

arm, impressed by its firmness. "Let's

in my voice gave me goosebumps. It was an unfamiliar tactic on my

at me,

ease in holding me, as if I