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

from the dream, I gasped for air. Remembering the bald man who had cornered Ernest, I grabbed

furrowed deeper, "How

seen him," I tightened my grip on his hand, then

my fight, not yours. Understand?" His tone was serious,

to say I wasn't trying to meddle in his business; I was investigating my father's death and

Ernest continued, "Lord

nod in silence,

fingers gently wiped the sweat from my brow, "Get up and have some water, and then

to leave, but I held

aware of Lord's

and there were whispers about how he made his fortune and expanded his empire over

at my hand

bent down

affectionate gesture was comforting, easing

to the kitchen

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

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

and noticing something amiss, asked,

tough and deny it, but Ernest was already by my side, supporting

he stepped out, assuring,