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.

be here, Conrad must have known about it. After all, he was the CEO. While he might not

my

years at the company, I'd never heard such a

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

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

Conrad's perspective, they'd likely prefer Ernest and I keep our

us," Ernest

speeding up the

puzzled, but he

by getting familiar with our workflow and the current issues. Given your expertise, we'll divide the tasks: Ms. Hudson

so that keeping an eye on Ernest and me

Ernest's cool exterior

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

that direction, I nodded at Dustin

Dustin's gaze on my back without needing to look. The situation was uncomfortable, to say the least,