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.

experiences might be linked and offered to help gather more evidence by reaching out to those girls," I concluded, but Ernest still

part of a much larger, darker operation, far beyond just adult

Lounge only provided adult services, Ernest wouldn't have needed

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

"I was afraid of dragging you into this, but it

had already shown his

me and could treat me like a queen, but if his love turned sour, it could

Ernest, knowing it would

been my protector. But this time,

probably been pulled into the Sapphire Lounge mess too," I shared my plan

get further entangled by

that careless? I've already

developed quite a bit of cunning," Ernest teased, acknowledging my

want you to worry about me," I

thumb gently brushed my cheek, "My Licia's

up

a silent promise, but thinking about him stepping

attention, made me uneasy.