No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 216



Susie was more than just Ernest's sister; she had become like a daughter to him.

Their bond was so profound, it's no wonder it turned Ernest, a man as tough as nails, into someone so cautious and protective.

Susie shared countless stories about her and Ernest, including how Ernest himself had built their cozy little backyard brick by brick.

She reminisced about how Ernest used to catch fish and grill it for her, boasting about his exceptional cooking skills, honed purely to pamper her. Through Susie's tales, I gained a deeper understanding of Ernest, an understanding that tugged at my heartstrings.

I began to understand that his unconventional ways were a result of both his sense of duty and his solitude.

As Susie drifted off to sleep mid-conversation, I found myself longing to call Ernest, to tell him that moving forward, I wanted to be the one taking care of him instead of the other way around.

But that impulse quickly faded; after all, actions speak louder than words.

I didn't end up calling Ernest, but I did reach out to Fanny Willis.

"Where have you been?" Fanny asked, her voice laced with exhaustion.

"What's wrong, just got off a long shift? You sound

sick," Fanny confessed, catching

workaholic tendencies, her admission, while surprising, still made

all, even doctors

any medicine?" I asked,

Fanny replied before curiously asking,

I look like someone who runs away

knew me too

was a long silence on her end, which made me

much.

you don't have the right

do," Fanny finally responded after a noticeable

really counting on you," I said, oblivious

contact that person," Fanny

there some bad blood between

my speculation,

romantic thing?" I guessed, suddenly remembering how Fanny had once harbored

chapter of her youth, never disclosed, never acted upon, with Fanny reasoning, "He was with someone

she loved with

your senior ever get married?"