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."

Haley shot back, not at all treating me like

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

money to make money," Haley replied without missing

should probably give up

me, waiting for an

around the truth. "She's Ernest's

surprised. "What

I said, meeting

slyly. "Ernest's sister singing for

you, as her sister-in-law, should

to her.

all it took

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

replied, making it clear I wasn't

look flustered or nervous. In fact, she boldly asked,

didn't want to scare her off. Instead,

"I think

big bonus at the end

grinned. "I'll be looking

I added softly, "Haley, you've got a knack for management. At a big company like the Wagner Group, you'd be in

on her skills alone, but she chose to rely