No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 209



"I dunno!"

Ernest delivered his succinct three-word response with a crisp efficiency.

Yet, I couldn't help but laugh, "You don't know, and yet here you are, knocking on my door?"

Ernest, busy tucking the freshly chopped vegetables onto a plate for later use, responded without missing a beat, "The lady downstairs told me, said my girlfriend was back."

I was speechless.

Sipping my tea, I admired the sight of a man cooking, when Ernest suddenly turned his head to catch my gaze. "What are you doubting?"

I offered a faint smile, "Doubting... that you're stalking me."

"Hmm?" He frowned slightly.

"Just kidding. I know you're not that idle," I said, returning to the living room to enjoy my tea.

After a few sips and a brief stint on my phone, sleepiness crept up on me, and before I knew it, I had dozed off.

In my dream, I was caught by a bald man, Lord instructed him to kill me. As I desperately shook my head, a long knife was thrust towards me... "Licia! Licia, wake up..." Ernest's anxious voice and his firm hands steadying my head woke me up.

voice was deep and

cornered Ernest, I grabbed his hand, "The bald guy who ambushed you, he's one of Lord's men. I've

furrowed deeper, "How do you

him," I tightened my grip on his

Hudson, this is my fight, not yours.

trying to meddle in his business; I was investigating my father's death and stumbled

before I could speak up, Ernest continued, "Lord

made me nod in silence, the

gently wiped the sweat from my brow, "Get

to leave, but I held onto him, "Ernest, be

was well aware

the company, and there were whispers about how he made

looked down at my hand holding his,

he bent down to settle me comfortably, then stroked

affectionate gesture was comforting, easing the panic

returned to the kitchen

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came out with plates of food and soup. I took a couple of sips from the glass on the table and stood

sickness from yesterday, running around today investigating, atop a nightmare, made me feel

noticing something amiss,

but Ernest was

was in the bathroom, he stepped out, assuring, "I'm right