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.

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 mind?" I waved my hand in front of his face to catch his

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

the Sapphire Lounge only provided adult services, Ernest wouldn't

have to promise to keep yourself safe," I insisted. Everyone around me had already suffered enough; I

was afraid of dragging you into this,

had already shown

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

from Ernest, knowing it would

this time, I was determined to help him

into the Sapphire Lounge mess too," I

get

you think I'm that careless? I've already legally transferred the

just wealthy; she's also developed quite a bit of

But I don't want you to worry about me,"

cheek, "My Licia's all grown

grown up to protect

was a silent promise, but thinking about him stepping into

attention, made me uneasy.