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.

to be here, Conrad must have known about it. After all, he was the CEO. While he might not keep tabs on every employee, Dustin wasn't just any employee; he was the Wagner

to catch my

one on me. Despite years at the company,

handling the final stages. Plus, I majored in mechanical engineering, so I might be able to help with

arrival might seem like assistance, but I suspected his true

perspective, they'd likely prefer

Ernest chimed

more at ease with Dustin's presence. "We were just discussing speeding up the project. With an extra pair of hands, we might even finish

at him puzzled, but he simply

it's your first day, Mr. Wagner, start by getting familiar with our workflow and the current issues. Given your

left me in shock. He arranged Dustin's workload so that keeping an eye on Ernest

Ernest's cool exterior hid a

seemed about to protest, but Ernest didn't give him the chance, looking

direction, I nodded at Dustin and followed

gaze on my back without needing to look. The situation was uncomfortable, to say the least, stirring an unexplainable irritation within