No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 731

It appeared to be yet another mystery, and the less I knew, the better off I'd be.

Ernest gently kissed my forehead, saying, "Don't worry. I won't let anything happen to me because... my little monster needs me."

Little monster?!

What an adorable nickname. I immediately changed my social media handle to that.

Jefferson was the first to notice and sent me a message right away: "Who are we targeting?"

Monsters aren't about targeting anyone; they're about standing their ground.

I hadn't heard from him in a while, especially since he returned from Houston. The last I heard, he had sold his pool hall, but his current activities were a mystery to me.

I knew how tough things were in Houston, so his decision didn't surprise me.

"Fight the demons!" I replied to Jefferson with those three words.

He sent another message: "How've you been lately?"

If he'd been following the online updates, he would have known. His question indicated he hadn't been.

Me: "Not bad!"

I've owed

then he sent another:

believed it was all his fault, unaware that he was merely a pawn in someone else's

wrong. It was

doing these days, but I sensed he had distanced himself from the chaos. Otherwise, he'd be

to burden him further. As for Ernest

was that I

after that, and I left

see Susie. This time, she wasn't

en

teacher about Susie and learned,

resign?" I

to college," the

avoiding Mack; otherwise, she wouldn't choose to continue her education,

was staying, and when she opened the door, she wasn't surprised to

was upset with me for knowing

at me?"

"Yes," she replied candidly.

you like to hear

down,