No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 289



Ernest looked at me, and I could feel his nerves all tangled up. It seemed he was feeling guilty. As expected, no man was generous about the woman he loved.

Seeing Ernest try to hide his nervousness, I secretly smirked, though I made sure to keep my face straight.

I stood before him, silent.

Ernest's lips moved as if he wanted to say something but seemed to wrestle with whether or not he should. The straightforward man, hesitating, reminded me of a kid who'd done something wrong and didn't know what to do next.

Seeing him like this, I couldn't hold back my laughter. My laughter only confused him more.

"Licia..."

I reached out to take the glass of milk he'd prepared for me and tiptoed to plant a kiss on his cheek. "Thanks."

After that, I headed out and instructed him, "Grab my bag, will you?"

Ernest followed me all the way downstairs.

He seemed much more relaxed when we got to the car. Instead of heading for the driver's seat as usual, I walked to the passenger side.

I tossed the car keys to Ernest. "You drive."

in the passenger seat, I leisurely sipped the milk he'd made, listening to music, feeling an unprecedented sense of ease and

a bus stop as

"What's up?" I asked.

know about us, right? I should get

thing he was supposed to forget? Yet, he

how the girls at the office had admired Ernest when he dealt with Jimmy and

girls away at the office, huh?" I

Ernest denied it

unbuckled his seatbelt, saying unhappily,

"Licia,

knew I was being unreasonable. I was the one who wanted Ernest

under wraps

doing just that, I was

complicated creatures, and even

as he moved my hand away. He restarted the

To save face, I threw one last comment at Ernest, "Mr. Collins,

Ernest smiled helplessly. "Okay."

was one good thing about Ernest. He could tell when I meant it and joked,

couldn't tell. I

to heart, even when he

I kept comparing Conrad to Ernest, which was inevitable since both had been significant in my