No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 779

Haley pulled out an envelope and pushed it across the table towards Susie. "If you're not taking this, then don't take anything at all."

Talk about being pushy.

I swung open the door, pretending to be surprised. "Well, look who's here! Manager Perez, you've got company."

Susie barely glanced at me, acting as if she didn't know me at all. No surprise there. She wasn't exactly chatty these days.

Haley seemed a bit nervous when she saw me, but she quickly masked it. She turned to Susie and said, "You deserve this. Go ahead, take it."

Susie reached out and only took the envelope, leaving the box Haley had offered untouched.

She truly was a girl raised by Ernest Collins-prideful to the bone.

"Thanks," Susie said before making her exit.

Not a word to me. I couldn't tell if she was still mad or just didn't want Haley to know we were acquainted.

"Feel free to come back if you want more gigs," Haley called out to Susie in my presence, still trying to recruit her.

"Good thing you're a woman," I teased Haley once Susie was out the door, picking up the box Haley had tried to give her. "If you were a guy, I'd think you had a crush."

think it's rude to snoop?" Haley shot back, not at all treating

was a bracelet with sparkling diamonds-not cheap, by any means. "Manager Perez, you're

money to make money," Haley replied

shut. "You should probably give up on this particular

eyes with me, waiting for

didn't dance around the truth. "She's Ernest's

"What

seems," I said,

"Ernest's sister singing for

as her sister-in-law, should be doing

box back to her. "Managing a bar

it took to warn her off the

a little. "So, Ms. Hudson, are you here for a surprise inspection or just

it clear I

or nervous. In fact,

was using her, so I didn't want to scare

"I think

a big bonus at the end of

grinned. "I'll be looking forward

face, I added softly, "Haley, you've got a knack for management. At a big

could've made it on her skills alone, but she chose to rely