No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 126



"Mr. Collins, huh?" Deborah turned her gaze toward Ernest, "Is that cool with you, Mr. Collins?"

I was bracing for Ernest to give her a piece of his mind, but instead, he just said, "If she's up for it, sure."

T was speechless.

I felt a pinch on my arm; Deborah was giving me a series of frantic winks, clearly smelling some drama brewing.

Was Ernest really looking to stir the pot?

His casual comment had thrown me off.

Determined not to give Deborah the spectacle she was craving, I replied with a slight smile, "I'm not short on cash, so no thanks."

"Felicia..."

Ernest just looked over, silent.

During breakfast, my phone rang. It was my landlady next door. Assuming she had sorted things out, I answered, "Hey..."

to bother you this early," she began,

ahead," I said, sipping on

budge. Not even compensation would do, so..." Her words hinted at something familiar, echoing a conversation I seemed to have

and he's quite the looker. Plus, he

Hudson, can I have that fried egg?" Ernest

so much that I missed whatever else my landlady was saying,

fine," he said, turning his attention back to

Collins, you can have my fried egg," Deborah, ever the eager beaver, chimed in, ready to hand over her

lost my appetite,"

egg, feeling

feeling that it wasn't really

did he ask

meal, standing up and slinging his bag over his shoulder,

me, "Felicia, he didn't

the elixir of life?" I joked, picking up my

Mr. Collins is into you," Deborah's

soy milk, I asked, "All

you, the looks he gives you, and even..." Deborah trailed off, clicking her tongue, "I can't quite put my

naive teenager to miss