No More Waiting, She Chooses Love novel Chapter 584

"He's scared stiff!"

With a shout from Henrik, the pitch-dark room suddenly flooded with light.

There stood Henrik not too far off, a sinister smirk playing on his lips.

Just as I suspected, this was his setup all along. There was never an easy escape.

And now, by attempting to flee, I had undoubtedly irked him further.

Without a second thought, I yanked the person pulling me to stand protectively in front of them.

Henrik's voice chimed in then, "Ernest, have you really become so weak that you need a woman to shield you?"

Ernest? Was he referring to Ernest? But where was Ernest?

As the person I'd pulled behind me moved forward, accompanied by a voice I couldn't mistake, I spun around in shock. There, standing by my side, holding my hand, was indeed Ernest.

How could it be him? Wasn't it Jefferson who had been pulling me?

My gaze flicked between Ernest and Henrik in confusion and disbelief. Ernest, however, met Henrik's stare with a steely resolve, "I wouldn't want to embarrass you today, so step aside."

His words carried an unexpected assertiveness. I wondered where he found such confidence.

Henrik let out a laugh, "Ernest, you're not naive enough to think I staged this whole event just to let you walk away, especially with her in tow?"

Ernest's jaw clenched, but he remained composed. "Then you should also be aware that if I dared to come here, I can surely leave the same way."

Henrik smirked, "Well then, let's see how you plan to leave my presence, and with a lady no less?"