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

didn't want to make things hard for me, choosing

I suddenly felt

advantage of his feelings for

the case, isn't it? The one who cares more ends up getting hurt, just like

those past grievances flooded my

you would

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

gaze deepened before he

check out the lights

child. A slap

I pouted, "Oh."

in closer, "Big

saw Ernest freeze, his ears turning

hadn't expected

usually so stoic, visibly shaken was both refreshing and

l

when thought he might respond in kind, he suddenly murmured, "You push me away, avoid me, yet you flirt with me.

wounded look made me feel as if I'd truly hurt him

avoided answering by saying, "See you

and walked