No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 840

"My husband?"

That must be Ernest.

I had never seen this mother and daughter before. They must be new here. How do they know him?

"Auntie, we live on the ninth floor," the girl chirped at me.

I live on the eighth floor, and they live on the ninth, right above me. They must have bought the place where Haley used to live.

"How long have you been here?" I asked, curious.

I hadn't been here long myself, and things went south with Ernest pretty quickly after I moved in. I hadn't let him come over since, and this was my first time meeting this mother and daughter.

"We..." the woman started to reply, but then her phone rang.

"It's Dad calling! I want to answer it," the girl said excitedly.

"The elevator doesn't have good reception, sweetie. Let's wait until we get out," the woman coaxed her daughter.

Dad doesn't hear

girl's gleeful expression. This

baby to have a dad

the elevator reached my floor. It didn't feel

bye! When you have the baby, I want to play with her!" the girl

"Sure thing, bye!"

taking them upward, and I pondered over their words.

at the door, the facial recognition system clicked, and it opened. I stepped inside

had put all his shoes away after we

be

invasions were not unheard of these days, and my heart started racing. My first instinct

legs reacted to my thoughts and I reached for the door, a voice behind me stopped me in my tracks, "Where are

my mind buzzing, hand trembling

hair, the chiseled face, and

until Ernest moved closer,

finger, "Have you forgoose

me,

don't want

reunion stirred a storm of emotions within me,