No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 258



After hitting send on those words, I quickly followed up: "Gift from a young hunk."

I stared at the sent message, waiting for Ernest's reply, but one second, two seconds, three seconds passed, and nothing came through. What's going on? Is he mad? Ignoring me?

My fingers hesitated over the keyboard, ready to ask him what's up, but after typing out a whole sentence, I paused and deleted it.

If he's getting upset over someone else sending me flowers, how is he any different from Conrad back in the day?

Back when I was in school, I wasn't exactly short on admirers, not to mention those who missed the memo about Conrad and me while I was working.

Every time it happened, Conrad would lose it. He wouldn't just confront the guy; he'd blame me for being too "approachable."

To avoid his temper, I've bent over backward more times than I can count, even going so far as to distance myself from any male friends who could potentially stir up misunderstandings.

I refuse to go through that again.

So, I tossed my phone aside and got back to work.

About ten minutes later, my phone rang. It was Ernest, calling directly.

I frowned and picked up, "What's up?"

"Why aren't you replying to my messages?" Ernest's voice buzzed through the phone, dripping with a sense of being wronged.

blinked in surprise, opened my messages, and saw he had sent

I know it's not

send you stuff,

say things like that;

with a sense of hurt; I hardly

you saying

voice, "Not sure

not mad, just... a bit

but laugh, "Jealous? I'd love to see what Mr. Collins looks like when he's jealous. Snap

for lunch?" Ernest smoothly

lunch or planning

let him down. I informed him about my lunch plans

have lunch with my girlfriend," Ernest shared

chuckled. "Mr. Collins, getting a bit clingy,

as I asked, I remembered he was planning on leaving,

it for work?" I revisited my

exactly, I'm dealing with some stuff. Then I'm coming back to settle in Seabreeze City with my girlfriend," response caught

his company's headquarters wasn't here, nor did they have a branch in the

job?" I blurted

me think of something Grant had said, "Ernest, why don't you come work at my company? We're hiring, and we're missing someone with

work with you?" Ernest

me, just at the same company. I'm in marketing; we wouldn't be

each other

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