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.

hair. "You think there's more to this situation than

Ernest just got me.

are valid. Maybe everything was calculated from the

suspicions, hearing Ernest say it outright still

dependable big brother type, looking out for me and

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

possible," Ernest spoke calmly. "Licia,

"Then give me some insight from a man's

you, right?"

didn't know until he came

"He's been into you just as long as

as he continued, "He left

"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

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

I could feel it

Dustin, yet his insight was spot-on, almost

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