No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 149



The line went dead, leaving me hanging in a silence that spoke volumes.

Though the door in front of me remained closed, my gut had already pieced the puzzle together.

A moment later, the door swung open, revealing Ernest clad in a grey loungewear, a casual contrast to the tension of the moment.

Turns out, my new neighbor was none other than him.

Turns out, he hadn't been absent these past few days; he had moved in right across from me.

Turns out, he wasn't working late hours but had come early to stay close and watch over me-though from across the hallway, he never breathed a word.

And, he must have hatched the plan to rent the place across mine while fixing my sink!

Seeing him, everything clicked into place.

"Come in," Ernest invited, his demeanor cool, utterly unfazed by my discovery.

In reality, his moving in was nothing wrong, and my shock was perhaps an overreaction, but I couldn't bring myself to simply greet him with a calm hello.

I stood rooted at the doorway, staring him down, "Mr. Collins, don't you think you owe me an explanation?"

"Come inside, and I'll explain," Ernest shifted aside, making room.

With gritted teeth, I stepped in.

for me, I

that he seemed to be

this place

was gone, leaving just a sofa in an empty living

the stuff?" I couldn't help

"Did you come

my questions, my frustration with

my glaring scrutiny, he pointed towards a room not far, "I've packed everything

a sofa

TV stand or a small table for a coffee cup or a

clutter, why hadn't

room at

be way my parents'

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l

Harbor?

didn't voice this thought, I couldn't help but probe,

"Rent's cheaper

rent was

why specifically choose

across

Overom me?" I recalled

l

a phone conversation in

Ernest's room.