No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 176



"Uh?" I hadn't really thought about it.

Probably not, considering I've only kissed a few people in my life. Even with Conrad, whom I've had the biggest crush on for ages, I only stole kisses when he was sick and weak or passed out from a few too many beers. But those were just pecks on the cheek or the back of his hand.

But just now, with Ernest, it was a real, full-on lip lock, something even Conrad and I rarely shared.

When Conrad kissed me, it was always just a peck on the cheek or forehead, never anything more.

He once said, "Felicia, we're too close, I just can't make that move."

At the end of the day, it's probably because he's not in love. They say that when a man and woman kiss, the dopamine that gets released is uncontrollable.

So if you can control it, it means there's no love.

"I'm not into 'what ifs'," I told Ernest.

Ernest swallowed hard. "But I want to know."

His gaze was intense and unwavering, almost suffocating.

"What, is this the first time a girl

one-word answer made my smile freeze

later, I said something so cringe-worthy, "Then let me make

to do that?"

one speaking, somehow, he

knew exactly what kind of "making up"

to kill any hope he had, to make it clear, "Ernest, we agreed it was just acting, including the physical contact. If you're taking this too seriously, then

boyfriends every day?" Ernest's voice was as

trying to appear carefree, "I'd rather not, but if you can't handle it,

anything, his whole demeanor was icy, as if he was trying to freeze

it's true that by asking you to play this role, to hold hands, hug, even kiss, I'm taking advantage of you.

away and got

rolled down the

silent. I forced a smile, rolled

with el

few meters down the road, I glanced in the

all alone, as if

whole world.

to .Org

felt

to the apartment across from mine, but I didn't want