No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 93



If there's one thing I've learned in life, it's that some people have the thick skin of a rhinoceros. And Haley? She's the queen of them all.

When I saw her strolling towards me, a single thought flashed through my mind: Shameless people are invincible. In a world where morals should matter, you'd think someone like her, playing the other woman, would at least have the decency to avoid the wife. But nope. Here we are, in a time where shame is apparently a forgotten concept.

She strutted up with that "look at me, aren't I fabulous?" attitude that really got under my skin.

"Felicia, fancy seeing you here," Haley chimed, her eyes darting to Ernest beside me, though they'd been glued to him since she arrived. It's like she couldn't peel her gaze away from him, as if by some maic force.

And honestly, I didn't even want to start describing how attractive Ernest was; it was like everyone, young or old, couldn't help but sneak an extra glance his way. The best proof was Ethel back in my neighborhood, always sneaking peeks.

"Yeah, what a coincidence," I replied, my tone anything but warm. It wasn't that I was petty; I just couldn't stand her smugness, acting all high and mighty while trying to play the victim.

But no, she chose

making her visibly

the most attractive person in the room. Haley, with her decent looks, probably had that in spades, especially now, playing the young widow in

this wandering eye every time a decent man

I couldn't help but mock, "Ms. Perez, here for the maternity special? The

to white, a clear giveaway of her embarrassment,

a show to get Ernest's

both surprising and, in a twisted way, satisfying.. wondered how Conrad would feel,

to order?" a server approached us, breaking the awkward

let's find a nice spot," I said, eager

leaned a bit closer to him, perhaps closer than intended, and

ever the

me by the shoulder

away from him. We then settled into the seats the server had guided us to, with Ernest never