No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 199



As soon as I sent the message, Jefferson's call came in almost instantly.

"What's up? Did someone try to pull a fast one on you?" Jefferson's pretty straightforward.

I couldn't help but chuckle. "I wish, but how could they without even meeting me?"

"You haven't met? So, you got me digging around just out of curiosity?" Jefferson sounded a bit surprised, "Girl, do you think I've got nothing else to do?"

He had just posted about entering a pool tournament, so I knew he'd be swamped.

Suddenly, I felt a bit reckless, "If you're too busy, Jefferson, it's cool. It was just a curiosity, not a must-know."

"Making me feel bad now, aren't you?" Jefferson pretended to be upset.

I laughed, "No, really, it's just curiosity. If you can, great; if not, no worries."

others, but always for you. Alright, I'll look

after his promise, he didn't hang up right away. I knew he had more to say, probably about Conrad's latest

moment of silence, he finally said,

of relief. Honestly, anything he said would have made me feel awkward. His silence was

remembering his tournament, I casually added, "When's your game? Get me a ticket; I'll come and

will do!" Jefferson's response was

up, I drove

extra sleep. But as soon as I arrived at my neighborhood, I found a crowd gathered at

and saw the notice pinned up

heart sank at

place wouldn't last forever,

demolition meant

chance

But for me, it spelled destruction, shattering

bonus of $10,000 for

to leave this place. Finally, the day has

with my tenant. Now I'll have to pay them