No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 198



Before the crack of dawn, I was up again. After a quick shower, I saw a text from Ernest reminding me to grab the breakfast he'd left at my door. He hadn't questioned why I'd skipped his previous breakfasts, yet he continued to prepare them for me.

Not wanting his kindness to go unnoticed, I ate the breakfast before heading to the office.

Arriving early, the office was still quiet, a perfect time to get ahead. I drafted the day's agenda and reviewed the team's recent performance metrics, all before the official start of the workday.

To kill some more time, I scrolled through my social media feed. Sure, it's a bit of a time sink, but with a friend list as short as mine, it's a quick way to check in on everyone's lives without the need for calls or texts.

Jefferson had posted about entering a pool tournament, and Fanny shared another milestone – she'd just delivered her 5,566th baby. It's her way of keeping track of the lives she's helped bring into the world.

I liked it and continued scrolling until I saw Conrad's post. "For the rest of our days, I'll take care of you both." It was accompanied by a cartoon of a mother and child.

My heart clenched. I knew exactly what it meant. He'd moved on with Haley.

His post was from the middle of the night, already flooded with likes and congratulations. Some, unaware of our breakup, even congratulated me and Conrad.

I let out a bitter laugh and dropped a comment: "Congrats, wishing you happiness."

closed the app, not

blankly at my

feeling, hard

rang. It was Grant. Glancing towards his office,

"Mr. Smith," I answered.

take the

days off,"

thick with sleepiness,

still

you mean, Mr.

he

been working too hard. Consider this

Too hard? Had I?

was more to it. "Mr. Smith, I'll make sure to reduce my leave

He quickly responded, "You're

didn't mean

Our company values its employees, especially a

attempt at flattery fell flat with me, too