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.

"You think there's more to

Ernest just got me.

concerns are valid. Maybe everything was calculated from the moment Dustin returned," Ernest's

hearing Ernest

the dependable big brother type, looking

when he came back not too long ago, he insisted that if he had wanted the company, he wouldn't have left in the first

It's possible," Ernest spoke

"Then give me some insight from

feelings for you, right?" Ernest

know until he

certain, "He's been into you just as long

he continued, "He left for a few years,

"He left when Conrad and I made our relationship

saw you had made your choice and lost hope. As 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, he came back, hoping to

reasoning was sound. Indeed, Dustin had been the first to call me when things

naive; I

close to Dustin, yet his insight

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