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.

and offered to help gather more evidence by reaching out to those girls," I concluded, but Ernest still said nothing.

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

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

to promise to keep yourself safe," I insisted. Everyone around me had already suffered enough; I had no right

face, "I was afraid of dragging you into this, but it seems you're

Dustin had already shown his true

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

Ernest, knowing it

But this

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

"You might get

"Do you think I'm that careless? I've already

quite

might lead me astray. But I don't want you to

brushed my cheek, "My Licia's

up

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

attention, made me uneasy.