No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 288



He'd switched to a T-shirt and cargo pants. It seemed he dug this look, rocking it like a secret agent, looking handsome. Besides his built physique, I guessed his regular workouts played a part. I remembered catching him doing push-ups in the wee hours last night. I must admit his form was impeccable.

"What are you staring at? Let's eat." Ernest caught my gaze, nudging me back to the present.

I sipped the beef stew Ernest cooked and couldn't resist probing, "Hit the gym much?"

He served me the side dish. "Nah, I train solo."

"No wonder your push-ups are so on point," I blurted out before I could catch myself.

Ernest paused, then looked down. I figured he'd be embarrassed about getting caught, but instead he just casually asked, "You saw that?"

It was my turn to clam up, so I focused on my stew.

Ernest's cooking skills were top-notch. I wasn't usually a stew person. But the beef stew had me reevaluating my life choices.

"Ernest, if engineering doesn't work out, you've got a future as a chef," I praised him. After saying that, I chuckled and added, "Either way, you're master-level."

Ernest nodded. "Deal."

I laughed. “Ernest, you're okay with anything I say, huh?"

his girl," Ernest's response caught me

to hear him whisper, "Licia, you look

stop it," I reached

teasing me further,

slack..." I protested in

had realized phones were a blessing

my phone from Ernest's embrace, seeing the name Conrad flash on the

goodness I had

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name. Otherwise, Ernest might get the wrong

ahead. Take the call," Ernest let me go and started

Ernest bustling around, I answered the

stun Conrad on the

heard me, probably taken aback by my frosty

need anything, just say it,"

we ever buy an insurance policy together?" Conrad

promotional stunt by an insurance companyè offering love insurance" for couples. If the couple

divorced, the policy was as good as dead. I wasn't sure why he was bringing it

didn't question him but just stated the facts. "We did,

Conrad sounded genuinely

called out, "Licia, I got some milk for you. Wanna take

on purpose, but Conrad