Chapter 271



I was rooted to the spot.

I hadn't expected Ernest to be so forthright.

And once again, I was convinced that Ernest wasn't just tough, he was straightforward too.

As my heartbeat sped up, my brain couldn't keep up with my mouth, and I blurted out, "Why won't you leave?"

Ernest's Adam's apple bobbed as he said, "I don't want to be apart from you."

His reason was flawless.

People in love are all clingy, wishing they could be together 24/7, like conjoined twins.

"I'm not the kind of person you think I am," I found myself saying.

Ernest's expression stiffened, then his ears quickly turned red.

This tendency of his ears to blush so easily seemed at odds with his straightforwardness.

But that was just him.

"I didn't mean it like that, I just... just want to... stay and keep you company," Ernest explained.

to tease him, "So you mean, stay over just to keep

coughed lightly,

My questions were getting more senseless by

they were all substantial

don't you give it a try

I was speechless.

had been trying to test him, to see if he harbored those kinds of

get my toiletries; you won't lock the door, right?" Ernest was really straightforward. Pretending to be bold, I looked

faintly,

After he

in the

his things,

zi xom, my breathing

was I

initiative, but

words echoed in my

of them, they stung like a needle, making me doubt

incapable of arousing even a hint of

I changed into

determined to drive a

the bathroom, Ernest had already arrived, also changed into

was sure Ernest, like me, felt his

over confidently, but my legs were so

Adam's apple moving, and without saying a word, he scooped

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