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.

have known about it. After all, he was the CEO. While he might

seemed to catch my

on me. Despite years at the company, I'd never

on to explain, "I'll be overseeing the amusement park project and handling the final stages. Plus, I

assistance, but I suspected his true purpose was to keep an eye on Ernest

Conrad's perspective, they'd likely prefer

us," Ernest

discussing speeding up the

looked at him puzzled, but he simply said, "Let's get

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

arrangement left me in shock. He arranged Dustin's workload so that

I realized Ernest's cool

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

the conversation steering in that direction,

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