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.

if Dad doesn't hear us pick up, he'll

to the side, watching the girl's gleeful expression. This was clearly a

baby to have a dad who cared and a mom who loved. But

chatted, the elevator reached my floor. It didn't

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

"Sure thing, bye!"

I pondered over their words. I concluded that

facial recognition system clicked, and it opened. I stepped inside and immediately noticed a pair of men's dress

Ernest could get in here. I had put all his shoes away after we split. Why

it be

these days, and my heart started racing. My first instinct

the door, a voice behind me stopped me in my tracks, "Where

my mind buzzing, hand trembling

hair, the chiseled face, and that

felt like a mirage until Ernest moved closer, tapping

finger, "Have you

me,

don't

reunion stirred a storm of emotions within me, catching in