No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 124



The moment I finished my words, Ernest's grip on my hand tightened. His eyes narrowed, a fleeting emotion hidden deep within them.

Then, the pressure on my hand vanished as he let go.

I quickly stepped aside, rubbing the sore spot where he had gripped me too tightly. "I've made all the edits you marked. Do you want to check them now?"

Ernest didn't move, still reclining in his chair, his eyes now shut again. "No need, you should head off to bed."

"Oh, goodnight then," I said, turning away.

"Licia," Ernest suddenly called out from behind me.

I staggered, had he just called me...?

Licia...

That was my nickname, used only by my parents when they were alive, and occasionally by Fanny, but she only ever called me Licia in private. But I heard it clearly; Ernest had just called me Licia.

turned around, surprised, and looked at him.

"Just... could you close the door on your way

a few seconds before leaving, making sure to

Instead, I leaned against the hallway wall, trying to calm my racing

found myself replaying our brief moment of eye contact and the way he had half-hugged me to help open a document

to mentally slap myself back to reality and force myself

mind from wandering back to him, I opened

Fanny, saying: "He's not dead or injured, he's just

message and replied: "Next time, I'll

maybe she was asleep or back

our chat, I opened the one with Jefferson. He had sent several messages

your ex, huh? You're something

"Between you and

fire earlier, maybe things wouldn't have ended the way

type who needs a kick to keep

front of me, and likely more so in front of Conrad, I wondered if he would get tired of her

"Is there something Conrad owes Haley, or

It was late