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.

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

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

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

understand all of that, nor do I want to pry, but you have to promise to keep yourself safe," I insisted. Everyone around me had already suffered enough; I had no right to

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

already shown

but if his love turned sour,

Ernest, knowing

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

pulled into the Sapphire Lounge mess too,"

might get further entangled by doing

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

quite a bit of cunning," Ernest teased,

want you to worry about me," I said, still wanting to ease

brushed my cheek, "My Licia's

up to protect

about him stepping

attention, made me uneasy.