No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 111



I obediently froze in place but ended up clutching Ernest even tighter.

Thump, thump...

The powerful heartbeat echoed in my ears, and that's when I realized I was laying against his chest.

At that moment, fear was the last thing on my mind.

And so, I held him tighter because it seemed like the only way to reassure myself that it wasn't me moving, but the elevator.

After a while, when the shaking stopped, I somehow forgot to let go until his voice broke the silence, "Got a new colleague, have we?"

I blinked, moving away to look down, and was genuinely taken aback.

Apart from being startled, a wave of irritation surged within me, and I impulsively pressed the button to descend the elevator.

greeted me with

was far from pleasant as I bluntly asked

wasn't that I lacked manners, but her being pregnant and

yet, with many safety checks pending. If anything were to happen, no one could

was carrying an irreplaceable life within

her response left me

doubted my own ears.

needed my

blurted out, "Has Conrad lost his mind, assigning

My outburst drew everyone's

the project manager, along with

Hudson?" Haley asked,

a pregnant woman to be here,"

call, only answering at the last second,

the meaning of sending Haley here?" I asked

my dealings, with no hidden