No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 729

It was Dustin's fault that he was in pain, and I made a mental note of that.

I paused, panting beside Ernest, relishing in the playful tussle we'd just had.

Thinking about how he was still pretending to be a patient in critical condition made me ask, "How much longer are you going to keep up this comatose act?"

"I'm not pretending anymore," Ernest replied, his words making me chuckle. "See, I'm awake now, aren't I?"

"You're just toying with them at this point!"

Ernest's gaze darkened slightly, "If I didn't have more important things to deal with, I'd really give them a run for their money."

His tone was calm, yet his words carried a dangerous edge.

He spoke of 'playing,' but in reality, it was a high-stakes gamble, not unlike what Deborah was involved in.

"I saw Deborah..." I shared Deborah's situation with him, noticing the heaviness of his silence.

their experiences might be linked and offered to help gather more evidence by reaching out to those girls," I concluded, but Ernest still said nothing. "What's on your mind?" I waved my hand in front of his face to

of a much larger, darker operation, far beyond just adult entertainment. Many of

services, Ernest wouldn't have needed to fake his death

I want to pry, but you have to promise to keep yourself safe," I insisted. Everyone around me had

into this, but it seems

had already shown his true

me like a queen, but if his

from Ernest, knowing it

this time, I was

pulled into the Sapphire Lounge mess too," I shared

"You might get

lightly, "Do you think I'm that careless? I've already legally transferred the bar's ownership

also developed quite a bit of

others might lead me astray. But I don't want you to worry about me," I said, still wanting to ease his

my cheek, "My

up to

promise, but thinking about him

attention, made me uneasy.