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.

around, surprised, and looked at him. "What

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

for a few seconds before leaving, making sure to

with Deborah. Instead, I leaned against the hallway wall, trying to calm my

the more I found myself replaying our brief moment of eye contact and the way he had half-hugged me to

slap myself back to reality and force myself to go back to my room, lying down in

from wandering back to him, I opened my phone and

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

the message and replied:

she was

chat, I opened the one with

"Shooting your ex,

you

three: "If you had that fire earlier, maybe things wouldn't have

"Conrad's the type who needs a kick to

of me, and likely more so in front

thought, I typed back to Jefferson: "Is there something Conrad owes Haley,

It was late