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."

that word was

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

I

advantage of his feelings for me, just like

cares more ends up getting hurt, just like

past grievances

as you would have

to him, "I'm meeting Jefferson tonight because I asked

gaze deepened before he hummed in

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

I'm not a child. A slap followed

I pouted, "Oh."

frowned slightly, and I leaned in closer, "Big brother,

saw Ernest freeze, his ears

him, but I hadn't expected

usually so stoic, visibly shaken was both

l

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

me feel as if I'd truly hurt him

answering by saying, "See

turned and walked