No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 314



Was he seriously flirting with me in that cheeky way?

But he's always been such a straight arrow!

So, I ended up thinking maybe I was the one with the not-so-pure thoughts.

"Care to test that theory?" Ernest's burning gaze made my cheeks flare up again.

I pinched him, pretending to be mad, "You gonna listen or not? 'Cause I'll stop talking if you aren't."

"I'm listening!"

I gazed out the window, recounting to Ernest what Dustin had shared with me. After listening, he keenly asked, "You're worried, aren't you?"

"Yeah, but not about Conrad. It's the company I'm worried about," I clarified immediately.

know," Ernest said, softly tousling my hair. "You think there's more to this situation than meets the eye,

Ernest just got me.

everything was calculated from the moment Dustin returned,"

suspicions, hearing

was always the dependable big brother type, looking out

not too long ago, he insisted that

It's possible," Ernest spoke calmly. "Licia, you

argue with that. "Then give me some

you, right?" Ernest

didn't know until he came

"He's been into you just as long

"He left for a few years,

remembered the timing of Dustin's departure. "He left

the older brother, he stepped aside and traveled far, thinking distance would lessen his feelings for you. But these four years probably didn't change a thing, so as soon as he heard about your fallout with Conrad,

Indeed, Dustin had been the first to call me when things went south with

I

yet his insight was spot-on, almost as if he were