No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 225



Jefferson didn't give me a chance to say no, and I knew exactly what that meant.

Clutching my phone, I glanced over at Ernest and after a moment, walked over to him, just about to speak when he said, "I'm leaving day after tomorrow."

Leaving?

I paused, "Where to?"

Ernest kept walking, "Back home."

Back home, back to Galaxy Harbor?

But he had said he would stay, and he even rented a place.

Thinking about our rental brought back thoughts of the upcoming demolition and the favor Mrs. Wilson, our landlord, had asked of me-a favor I still hadn't told Ernest about.

I wanted to ask why he was leaving again, but the distance in his demeanor made the words falter in my mouth, so instead, I said, "I'll come over tomorrow night to see the test run."

Ernest looked at me, his gaze seemed to say 'you might be free, but I'm not.'

I braced for him to reject me, but after a few seconds, he simply said, "Okay."

word was uttered through

was obviously upset but didn't want to make things

I suddenly

his feelings for me,

case, isn't it? The one who cares more ends up getting hurt, just like it used to be with

grievances

you would have them do unto

I called out to him, "I'm meeting Jefferson tonight because I asked him to look into something for me, so I

deepened before he hummed in

can go check out the lights together," I teased, trying to cheer

not a child. A slap followed by a sweet doesn't cut

I pouted, "Oh."

leaned in closer, "Big brother,

freeze, his ears turning red and his gaze

hadn't expected this 'big

stoic, visibly shaken was both refreshing and

l

push me away, avoid me, yet you flirt with me. Felicia, are

me feel as if

I avoided answering by saying,

that, I turned and