Chapter 95



I was so embarrassed that if there was a hole to crawl into right then, I would have seriously considered jumping in.

But there wasn't.

And I knew, the less I dared to face this issue head-on, the more Ernest would overthink it.

Plus, Ernest had a way of being so straightforward with me, not mincing his words, whether it was time to act or speak his mind.

It's like I wasn't even a stranger to him.

With that thought, I tried to lift my head naturally, "Oh really? Talk is cheap."

"Hmm," Ernest took a sip from his glass, "I could..."

Hearing those words set off alarm bells in my head, "Ernest, zip it."

But I ended up losing this battle.

"I mean, if you need proof, I could go to the hospital," Ernest went on anyway.

to

need him to prove anything? I'm not his

wife," I said, getting up and making

just as I turned the corner, my arm was caught, and

think it's appropriate

laugh, "Are we not allowed to eat here? Did Mr. Wagner buy out the place?" "Felicia," Conrad frowned.

every word

course, it was a dig at me

engineer, with double degrees from Cambridge. How many of those credentials does Mr.

found out about his credentials this

Although he was a corporate tycoon, his academic achievements weren't anything to write home about,

business, which made the Wagner Group a leader in

has their strengths and weaknesses, true, but Conrad was too proud, only seeing

see me that badly?" Conrad's

he was down. After all, he was the man I had

than Ernest," I pressed, using Ernest to put him

almost to the point of pain, yet he had been so gentle with Haley just

sharp pain crossed my heart. "Conrad, let me remind you, we are nothing to each other now. Who I dine with or what I do

made his

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