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.

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," Ernest's words made

I had my suspicions, hearing Ernest say it outright still

thought I knew Dustin. He was always the dependable big brother type, looking out

came back not too long ago, he

before, but now? It's possible," Ernest spoke calmly.

give

for you, right?" Ernest was

until he came back this time,"

certain, "He's been into you just as long as Conrad, maybe even more

quietly as he continued, "He

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

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 seize the

had been the first to call me when things

wasn't naive; I could feel

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