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 keep tabs on every employee, Dustin

to catch my drift,

a new one on me. Despite years at the company, I'd never heard such a

be overseeing the amusement park project and handling the final stages. Plus, I majored in mechanical engineering, so I might

speechless. Dustin's arrival might seem like assistance, but I suspected his true purpose

either his or Conrad's perspective, they'd likely prefer

Ernest chimed

up the project. With an extra pair of hands, we

he

and the

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

realized Ernest's

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

steering in that direction, I nodded at Dustin and followed

could feel Dustin's gaze on my back without needing to look. The situation was uncomfortable, to say the least, stirring an unexplainable irritation