No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 369



Grant inviting me out for dinner was a surprise I didn't see coming, especially after Ernest had whispered about it in my ear while I was getting my blood drawn.

I thought he was just trying to distract me, making up stuff to keep my mind off the needle. Turns out, he wasn't just blowing smoke.

"Grant?" Ernest's question couldn't have been clearer.

"Yeah," I looked at him squarely, "Ernest, you had a hand in this, didn't you?"

After all, Ernest was the big shot pulling the strings behind the scenes. A single word from him, and Grant would jump to it. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Find ɴøᴠel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Ernest frowned slightly. "No."

I let out a scoff, taking his denial as an attempt to keep his influence under wraps.

"He told me about it in advance," Ernest added, trying to clear the air.

But was that really how it went down?

I couldn't be bothered to guess. It is a free meal, after all. "I've said yes. Are you coming?" I asked, a bit cheekily.

succinctly, but then he added, "I don't make a habit of letting my girlfriend dine

the law in his

our exchange, was clearly

super sweet to your

just shrugged as if it was the most natural

brother's smoother than any romance novel hero,

brother

eyes with Ernest and thinking about how he's kept his true identity from me. "Your brother, in a different era, would have made

at playing his cards close to his

Susie chuckled, amused by my comment, "A spy, really?

was too young to catch the underlying

for dinner tonight. What do you want? I'll make

perk I had arranged, with its own

fish and chips," Susie declared, making herself

I'll go

hot outside, and you're just getting better. Stay

bring us back some iced

want the

with a smile, "I'll have the mango yogurt

when it comes," Susie, like most girls, couldn't resist

chosen it more for her than for me;