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.

my messages, and saw he had

I know

send you stuff, but

don't say things like that; it

overflowed with a sense of hurt; I hardly

you saying anything?"

my voice, "Not sure what

mad, just... a

what Mr. Collins looks like when he's

for lunch?" Ernest smoothly changed the

me for lunch or planning to surprise

had to let him down. I informed him about my lunch

lunch with

bit clingy,

soon as I asked, I remembered he was planning on leaving, probably had cleared

leaving, is it for work?"

coming back to settle in Seabreeze City with my girlfriend," response caught me off .

nor did they have a

about your job?" I blurted

which made 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

to work with

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

other anytime," Ernest's words left

The next moment,