No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 177



"It's me!" The familiar voice echoed down the hallway.

I grabbed the railing abruptly, stopping in my tracks, my tense heart finally easing.

After a moment, I turned and headed up the stairs, spotting Ernest lurking in the shadows.

Recalling the awkwardness of our last encounter, I was at a loss for words. But the truth was, I was genuinely frightened. Putting on a facade of annoyance, I blurted out, "Don't you know you look like a scene from a horror movie standing there?"

"Yeah," that was his one-word reply.

And he had no idea how that single word could be so infuriating yet so exasperatingly cool.

Just as I was about to give him a piece of my mind, he murmured, "Won't happen again."

That left me speechless.

So, I pulled out my keys to unlock the door.

Just as I was about to turn the key, his voice filled the air once more, deep and solemn. “I overthought things tonight. It won't happen again."

turned around,

was closing it, our

moved, but the words only escaped after his door had shut, "What do

wasn't ready to end our pretend relationship. But I seriously didn't want to continue, nor did I

part of my boyfriend. Not because I feared he'd cling

yet he was being used by me,

I felt utterly despicable.

for a lousy night's sleep. My dreams were haunted by

in a state of suppressed guilt,

it was 4:30

knew Ernest would already be up,

the best

ready, I made my

pathetic I felt, living in my own

early and coming back late, successfully

find a cold breakfast by

about

stop preparing breakfast for

but