No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 196



After finishing my last sip of oatmeal, the question that had been lingering in my mind since yesterday finally surfaced. "Those guys didn't bother you again, did they?" As I asked, my eyes instinctively scanned his hands and face for any signs of injury. Thankfully, there were none.

"No," Ernest seemed to catch the drift of my concern, "Even if they did, they're no match for me."

Such confidence!

I then probed him about something more serious, "Have you found anything about your dad's car accident? Who's trying to intimidate you by pinning it on someone?"

Ernest looked at me, "They're afraid I'll dig up something about my father's boss' death."

Ernest was being cryptic, only revealing bits and pieces, so I had to press on, "Was your dad's boss some big shot? Does his death affect anyone's interests?"

"People die, and after over a decade, those interests don't matter anymore. They're afraid of the kid my dad's boss left behind holding a grudge," Ernest's words unexpectedly tightened my throat.

"Your dad's boss had a child? Have you met them? Do they know you're investigating?" I bombarded him with questions.

Ernest averted his gaze, "She doesn't know yet."

a moment, I asked, "Are

Ernest didn't

guys from yesterday clearly have powerful backing," I shared my

in Ernest's eyes as he met my gaze, "What,

it's your father or his boss, they're gone. Uncovering the truth won't bring them back, and it's not worth risking your

gaze deepened. "Is that what you

my dad used to give my mom,

else to say

I watched Ernest finish off the meal throwing him a compliment to lighten the mood,

course, he wasn't. He had told me he was in

been frail since she was a kid, a picky eater. That's how I learned," Ernest's revelation

"You have a sister?"

sister," he clarified, as if worried I

lips,

in his eating, glancing at me briefly, "I haven't had the

old is she now? About my age? Is she in school or working?" My

remained silent, his grip on his fork tightening,

had stepped on a landmine, unsure of