No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 109



"Dustin, what's with the get-up?"

I already had a hunch seeing Dustin dressed like he was about to clock in for a shift. But I couldn't help asking, finding the situation amusing yet bizarre. It's not like having Ernest around suddenly meant the entire Wagner clan needed to mobilize.

The most baffling part was Dustin had been overseas for years. Shouldn't he be heading back abroad? What was he doing joining the Wagner Group? Was he planning to settle back in the States for good?

"I'm here to work, Ms. Hudson. I look forward to working together," Dustin extended his hand, not surprisingly.

Though taken aback, I reached out, our fingers briefly touching. "Welcome to the...," I paused, unsure how to address him now that we were colleagues. I definitely couldn't keep calling him Dustin.

"Just call me 'bro' as usual," Dustin said, his smile as gentle as ever.

"Perhaps it's better to keep things professional at work, as Mr. Wagner insists," I mentioned Conrad.

about it. After all, he was the CEO. While he might not keep tabs on every employee, Dustin

seemed to catch my

a new one on me. Despite years at the company,

handling the final stages. Plus, I majored in mechanical engineering, so

suspected his true purpose was to keep an

his or Conrad's perspective, they'd likely prefer Ernest and I

us," Ernest

just discussing speeding up the project. With an extra pair of

puzzled, but he

workflow and the current issues. Given your expertise, we'll

workload so that keeping an eye on Ernest and me

Ernest's

protest, but Ernest didn't give him the chance, looking at me instead, "Let's start

steering in that direction, I nodded at

look. The situation was uncomfortable, to