No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 853

"The Collins family wants me back," Ernest said, and I understood immediately, though I kept quiet.

Ernest had run into trouble twice, and both times the Collins family remained silent. I had no idea why.

"What are you thinking?" I asked, then chuckled. "You don't want to go back, do you? But you feel like you have to."

Seeing me talking but not eating, Ernest nudged a plate of my favorite food closer to me. "You should eat."

"Okay, but you talk," I replied, taking a bite.

"There's no 'have to' about it. No one can force me if I don't want to," Ernest said, his voice steady.

"Are you worried about me?" I guessed aloud, and his silence confirmed it. I thought for a moment. "You're not planning to go back and continue that arranged marriage with Yolande, are you?"

"The Collins heir must marry into the Clark family. It's an agreement between the families," Ernest said, his voice tinged with resignation.

So, he doesn't want to be the Collins heir. But he clearly does want it.

hummed to myself, but kept a smile on my face. "Well, then, go ahead

you say?" Ernest frowned at me, not in the

"I said..."

speak," Ernest interrupted, a cold edge to his

Collins family, but that means marrying. Shouldn't I support you? Why are you angry with me? I'm such a generous

felt a wave of frustration and dropped my fork, refusing

didn't try to comfort me. Instead,

send you a big wedding gift," I said, tears welling up

my head away. "Go find your Yolande. Don't

that I was

there to test? If I didn't care about

he faked his death, he told her but

haven't even confronted him about that,

Ernest turned me to

beside me. "Don't be mad. It's my

to talk to you," I snapped, shrugging him

wasn't testing you or teasing. I'm