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 to sacrifice his

moment, I suddenly

feelings for me, just

more ends up getting hurt, just like it used to be with me and

past grievances

others as you would have them do

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

deepened before he hummed

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

A slap followed by a sweet doesn't cut

I pouted, "Oh."

slightly, and I leaned in closer, "Big brother, if not

Ernest freeze, his ears turning red and his gaze

him, but I hadn't expected this 'big brother' call to be so

stoic, visibly shaken was both

l

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

wounded look made me feel

answering by

that, I turned and walked away, exhaling