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.

on the ground, Haley greeted me with her signature,

I

I lacked manners, but her being pregnant and here just felt

to the public yet, with many safety checks pending.

she was carrying an

me

ears. "What

sent me over. He said the safety inspections here needed my oversight." Haley

Conrad lost his

My outburst drew everyone's

with the project manager, along with Deborah and Dustin who

Ms. Hudson?" Haley asked, her face

a pregnant woman to be

the call, only answering

sending Haley here?" I asked

no hidden agendas and nothing I'm