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

obviously upset but didn't want to make things hard for

moment, I suddenly felt pretty

his feelings for me, just like

it? The one who cares more ends up

those past grievances flooded my

as you would have

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

before

dinner tomorrow night, and then we can go check out the lights together," I teased, trying to

I'm not a child. A slap followed by

I pouted, "Oh."

in closer, "Big brother, if not sweets, what

I saw Ernest freeze, his ears turning red and

just teasing him, but I hadn't expected

stoic, visibly shaken was

l

he suddenly murmured, "You push me away, avoid me, yet you flirt

made me feel as if I'd

swallowing, I avoided answering by saying, "See you tomorrow,

and walked