No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 227



The surprise in his reply really threw me off, and I was honestly shocked.

Jefferson always treated me like a little sister, cracking jokes here and there, but never crossing the line.

Today's joke, though, seemed a tad too much.

Grant looked at me, eyes wide with surprise, as if he was trying to read the situation.

Jefferson walked up to me, ignoring Grant, and simply said, "Let's go inside."

I gave Grant a nod and followed Jefferson out. As we were leaving, I caught Grant opening his mouth and reaching out, like he wanted to say something or perhaps keep me from leaving.

"Jefferson said that to scare off my admirers, didn't he?" I guessed his intention after a brief moment of thought.

"Yeah, that guy looked all over the place, not a good fit," Jefferson's assessment of Grant made me burst into laughter.

He glanced at me with a side-eye, "I have a good eye for people, trust me, keep your distance from him."

"Sure," I said, laughing along.

as a joke,"

no jokes. I'm not interested in someone like

are you interested in then?"

my mind, I responded, "Strong, with a cool exterior but a warm heart... and someone who can

years I was with Conrad, he never so much as boiled pasta for

of the household, never stepping foot in

his heart into it for me. If he had, he'd have made the

standards

under the light, "In a lifetime, isn't it all about the simple things, like meals?" Jefferson smirked,

he finished speaking, we reached the elevator. He pressed

mirrored my face, and also the way he looked at me, "So, have you found someone like

two seconds

expecting me to say who it was or suggest meeting them, but he just smiled lightly, with no

maybe he already

name, got a picture?" I couldn't wait and asked before the elevator even

hands in his pockets, said, "You seem

to dig deeper," I smiled,

always a good habit," Jefferson

"But I don't want to be