No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 730

Ernest's joke made me laugh. It was a rare glimpse into his humorous side. Though it was just a joke, it was unexpected to encounter such a concept in life. Life is unpredictable; no one knows what the future holds. We are all dark horses, with our past not yet cemented.

Ernest was recovering, Deborah was recovering, and I didn't have the energy to care for both. So, I arranged for nurses for them. Ernest flat-out refused. He claimed he was perfectly capable of moving around and taking care of himself, insisting he didn't need any help. I knew he wasn't comfortable with strangers around, but his refusal also meant I couldn't be there for him. Men can be just as complicated as women, sometimes even more.

Sugar Daddy?!

Surprisingly, he seemed to be getting clingy, showing a vulnerable side I rarely saw. "I'm going to check on Susie. She must be heartbroken after finding out Mack's real intentions," I tried to comfort him. "She's grown up; she can handle her emotional issues. If a guy can knock her down, she's way too fragile," Ernest's words had a double meaning. He was speaking about Susie, but also about me.

entwined with his. "After surviving your abandonment and the trials of life and death, I must be pretty strong, right?" He gently kissed my

when you're cherished by the one you love, you can be a girl at heart even at eighty. Ernest chuckled, "Yes, a little monster, the only one who can defeat me." There are countless endearments between lovers, and I adored this one from

out a soft grunt, "Why do you keep biting me?" Ever since our 'post-mortem' reunion, biting him had become a habit, sometimes wishing I could swallow him whole so I wouldn't have to live in fear. "Monsters eat people, don't they?" I smirked, observing the bite mark Left on his lip. Ernest's Adam's apple bobbed, "Wait until

don't worry about me," he tried to sound nonchalant, not wanting to be a burden. Just as I was about to argue, he added, "Plus... someone is supposed to visit me soon." My nerves tensed instantly, sensing an underlying storm. I knew exactly who

me dead, the accident wouldn't have left me alive," Ernest's words made me realize I hadn't considered this angle. "Why wouldn't be want you dead? If he suspects you're Ernest, wouldn't it be simpler to

share, but if I insisted, he wouldn't keep me in the dark. I shook my head, "As long as you're safe, that's all I care about.

his personality and voice, which showed how perilous his mission was. And where exactly was this Phipps