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."

got time. Maybe not for others, but always for you. Alright, I'll look into

knew he had

of silence, he finally said, "Never mind, it's nothing. But remember, I'm here if you

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

replied, then, remembering his tournament, I casually added, "When's your

Jefferson's

hanging up, I drove

filled with dreams had left me craving some extra sleep. But as soon as I arrived at my neighborhood, I found

I walked over and saw the notice pinned up at the

heart sank at the

place wouldn't last forever, facing the reality

demolition meant

a chance for

But for me, it spelled destruction, shattering the happiest

bonus of $10,000 for

leave this place. Finally, the

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