No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 243



Allen Clark might have been trying to flirt with me, and I could have easily ignored it, but I couldn't delay the meeting with Lord Clark.

His late-night message seemed off.

If I had responded then, he might have used it as an opportunity to make additional demands. Agreeing would have seemed wrong, and disagreeing might have led him to bring up the issue when we met his father.

The best option might have been to ignore him like I did the day before.

I brought myself back to the conversation with Fanny Willis. I hadn't really been listening, but then I heard her ask, "So, after you two defined the relationship, that was it? No next steps?"

"What next steps?" I was still a bit distracted by Allen's message.

"What do you think is the next step in a romantic relationship? Obviously, that," Fanny said with a mischievous tone.

I immediately understood. "What do you mean by 'that'? Ernest is a gentleman, okay?"

"Does being a gentleman mean he doesn't have desires? Doesn't contribute to human reproduction?" Fanny hit me with these questions and then hummed, "Conrad Wagner is quite the gentleman too."

I fell silent. Fanny seemed to sense something and explained, "I don't mean anything by it; I'm just saying that love produces dopamine in men and women, leading to increased adrenaline and stirring desires."

to be intimate. If he doesn't, or if he can restrain himself, it's likely because he doesn't love you as much," Fanny

years Conrad and I had been together, seen as fiancés, our most intimate actions were just holding hands, or the

he never had 'those'

a modern-day paragon of virtue, and even if I had doubts,

Fanny's analysis, I realized it wasn't about respect; Conrad just wasn't

once he wasn't interested in me because

interest, or does he cling to you, not wanting to part?"

recalled standing at the door, wrapped in Ernest's arms, neither of

of course he does, but it's all within the bounds

you, down to his

me

of water. "Really? guess don't really understand these

the teasing in my voice, "I'm looking

to miss out

a principled, tough

you

can take some initiative."

"Cough..."

made me choke. She was encouraging me to be more aggressive, to take what I

pure and genuine love,

man like Ernest is hard to come by; if you don't make a move, someone else will."