No More Waiting, She Chooses Love novel Chapter 124

The moment I finished my words, Ernest's grip on my hand tightened. His eyes narrowed, a fleeting emotion hidden deep within them.

Then, the pressure on my hand vanished as he let go.

I quickly stepped aside, rubbing the sore spot where he had gripped me too tightly. "I've made all the edits you marked. Do you want to check them now?"

Ernest didn't move, still reclining in his chair, his eyes now shut again. "No need, you should head off to bed."

"Oh, goodnight then," I said, turning away.

"Licia," Ernest suddenly called out from behind me.

I staggered, had he just called me...?

Licia...

That was my nickname, used only by my parents when they were alive, and occasionally by Fanny, but she only ever called me Licia in private.

But I heard it clearly; Ernest had just called me Licia.

I turned around, surprised, and looked at him. "What did you say?"

"Nothing," he said, eyes still closed. "Just... could you close the door on your way out?"

I stared at him for a few seconds before leaving, making sure to close the door a bit more forcefully than necessary.

Leaving Ernest's room, I didn't head straight back to the room I shared with Deborah. Instead, I leaned against the hallway wall, trying to calm my racing heart and erratic breathing.

But the more I tried to calm down, the more I found myself replaying our brief moment of eye contact and the way he had half-hugged me to help open a document on the computer.

Eventually, I had to mentally slap myself back to reality and force myself to go back to my room, lying down in bed to sleep.

To stop my mind from wandering back to him, I opened my phone and saw several unread messages.