No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 75



He added me on WhatsApp, and honestly, it didn't come as a surprise.

Currently, we're in a work partnership, and there seems to be an endless stream of things we need to discuss every day. Communicating via WhatsApp makes everything a breeze.

But, I didn't accept his friend request right away. Instead, I shot a quick text to Fanny, which went unanswered—she's probably caught up in work again.

Opening up Dustin's chat, I pondered for a brief moment before typing out a reply, "Caught up in this theme park project. I'll show you around once it's off my plate."

After hitting send, I added, "Sorry."

Dustin was quick to respond, "No worries, just make sure you're taking care of yourself even if you're busy."

about to type out a simple "okay" when another message from him

intended response. So, I changed tack. "Not planning on heading

replied, "Yeah, decided to

me off

later, I texted him

to my emails, a habit ingrained in my work routine. However, after wrapping up all pending tasks, my inbox was eerily empty-a reminder

when Deborah came over, phone in hand. "Hey, have you seen this show? I've

her screen. The leads, both actors I liked, were in a particularly funny scene where the heroine has

set aside my phone and joined Deborah for a show marathon, only for sleep to claim me before long. When I woke up, it was already morning. My internal clock woke me up at five, and there was Deborah, sprawled out in a way

waiting a couple from

chat to find the context. He was asking if I was happy about him staying. What did his decision have to do with

oddly personal for two adults just collaborating professionally, so I left it

up