No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 159



When I was paying, my phone buzzed with a call from Ernest.

"Sorry, I was busy earlier and just saw your message," Ernest began with an explanation.

"Got it. Are you free to talk now?" I asked.

"What time?" Ernest replied.

I took a moment to think. If we met at six, it'd be dinner time, and Herschel and Jacqueline would surely insist on having me stay for dinner. I didn't mind, but I figured Ernest might feel out of place.

"How about 7:30?" By then, the Wagners would have finished their dinner.

"Sounds good. I'll come pick you up at 7, okay?" Ernest offered.

I couldn't help but laugh. "And you plan to pick me up on a bike, or what?"

It was meant as a light-hearted joke, but the silence on the other end made me realize Ernest might have taken it the wrong way.

it," I quickly clarified, then added, "I'll pick

come back half an hour early so we can head out together." Do I need to bring anything,

covered," I replied and hung up, only to catch

past or now, whenever Haley looked at me, I could always sense a mix of envy

to say to her,

today, I couldn't let him wear his usual casual clothes. Not knowing if he had anything appropriate, I figured buying him a

from Deborah. "Felicia, you got a moment tonight?

bad timing.

talk over the phone. I've got plans to visit the Wagner family," I didn't hide my plans from

unfortunate," Deborah

the table saying, "Let's have dinner some other

I've been so irritated these past days. I didn't want to bother you, but I'm at my

slightly. "What happened? Is

Haley, that homewrecker," Deborah's

else was bringing her up. Seemed like she was my bad luck charm today. "What about her?" I asked, dragging out my

spilled the beans like she was unloading. "Haley, flaunting her pregnancy like she's carrying some royal heir, acting as if she deserves to be carried around on a throne. If she's so worried about mishaps, why not just

"Maybe she's trying to earn

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seem like she's carrying Mr. Wagner's child," Deborah's words made the

be," I