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.

His voice was deep and

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

brow furrowed deeper, "How do you

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

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

wanted to say I wasn't trying to meddle in his business; I

could speak up, Ernest continued, "Lord is dangerous. You mustn't

nod in silence, the words stuck in

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

I held onto him,

well aware of

were whispers about how he made

hand holding his, his gaze softening,

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

was comforting, easing the panic from my

returned to the kitchen

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soup. I took a couple of sips from the glass on the

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

noticing something amiss,

and deny it, but Ernest was already by my side, supporting me towards the

the bathroom, he stepped out, assuring,