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.

was deep

air. Remembering the bald man who had cornered Ernest, I grabbed his hand, "The

deeper, "How do

grip on his

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

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

I could speak up, Ernest continued, "Lord is dangerous.

nod in silence, the words stuck

the sweat from my brow, "Get up and have some water, and then we can

started to leave, but I held onto

was well aware of

a major client at the company, and there were whispers about how he made his fortune and expanded his empire over the

down at my hand holding his, his gaze

down to

was comforting, easing the panic

to the kitchen

།

a couple of sips from the glass on the

investigating, atop a nightmare, made

and noticing something amiss, asked,

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

stepped out, assuring, "I'm right outside, call