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 and

gasped for air. Remembering the bald man who had cornered Ernest, I grabbed his hand, "The bald guy who ambushed you,

deeper, "How do

I tightened my grip on his hand, then

Hudson, this is my fight, not yours. Understand?" His

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

up, Ernest continued, "Lord is dangerous. You mustn't do anything. Got

in silence, the words

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

I

aware of Lord's

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

my hand holding his, his

moved my lips, and he bent down to settle me comfortably, then stroked my

affectionate gesture was comforting, easing the

to the kitchen

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a couple of

around today investigating, atop a nightmare,

noticing something

and deny it, but Ernest was already by

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