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.

she once treated a girl with injuries similar to Deborah's. She suspects 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

of a much larger, darker operation, far beyond just adult entertainment. Many of their dealings are international," Ernest finally explained, and

Ernest wouldn't have needed to fake his death to

that, nor do I want to pry, but you have to promise to keep yourself safe," I

of dragging you into this, but it seems you're already involved. Just be

had already

like a queen, but if his love turned sour, it

knowing it would only

my protector. But this time, I was determined to help him with my

the Sapphire Lounge mess too," I shared my plan involving

"You might get further entangled by doing

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

also developed quite a bit of

want you to worry about me,"

brushed my cheek, "My

grown up

was a silent promise, but thinking about him stepping into such dangerous places, possibly

attention, made me uneasy.