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."

knew that word was uttered through gritted

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

I

advantage of his feelings for me,

it? The one who cares more ends up getting hurt,

those past grievances flooded

unto others as you would

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

before he hummed in

check

A slap followed

I pouted, "Oh."

in closer, "Big

freeze, his ears turning

him, but I hadn't expected this 'big

visibly shaken was both

l

when thought he might respond in kind, he suddenly murmured, "You push me

me feel as if I'd truly

by saying, "See you tomorrow,

and