Chapter 417


    Could she really be here just because she resents me?


    No, things couldn''t be that simple. Haley must have another agenda up her sleeve.


    Just as I was gearing up to retaliate, Ernest and Grant Smith came over. Ernest positioned himself by my side, his gaze icy as he stared at Haley, "What does her kid have to do with us?"


    Haley shuddered, probably overawed by Ernest''s imposing presence. She seemed even more vulnerable, her finger pointing at me, "If it wasn''t for Rad, it wouldn''t concern her."


    "They''ve known each other for ten years, back when you were probably still in the dark about so many things. So what if they were seeking each other out?" Ernest''seback was a surprise to me.


    A look of astonishment shed in Haley''s eyes, clearly not expecting Ernest to defend me in such a manner, showingplete disregard for her insinuations.


    At this moment, I kind of got why she was causing a scene here. She was trying to wreck things between me and Ernest.


    But in trying to sabotage my rtionship with Ernest, wasn''t she afraid I''d go back to Conrad? Wouldn''t that leave herpletely out of the picture? "But she''s always trying to stir trouble between me and A-hang," Haley tried to pin more usations on me.


    Ernest''s handsome face briefly twisted into a sneer, "If your rtionship was solid, nobody could stir trouble, much like your attempts to make me misunderstand Licia."


    Leave it to Ernest to see right through Haley''s little schemes.


    Her mouth twitched, but Ernest took my hand, denying her the chance to speak further, "Ms. Perez, you went after Licia''s boyfriend first, and now you have the nerve to confront her here? What made you think that was okay?"


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    I nearly burst outughing. Haley''s face turned beet red as if she had been pped.


    At this moment, Haley looked so embarrassed she could practically dig a hole and bury herself in it. Normally, I would have seized the opportunity to give her a few more blows, ensuring she''dy low from now on.


    But I refrained,forted by the fact that I had Ernest by my side, clearly triumphing over Haley, who,cking Conrad''s support, resorted to confronting me.


    I leaned closer to Ernest, our posture both affectionate and natural, "Let''s go."


    As we left the office for the parking lot, I hugged Ernest, "Thank you."


    "It''s what a boyfriend should do. No one gets to bully you," Ernest always had a way of making me feel protected.


    "Though, even after today''s splendid


    counter, there might still be gossip, maybe even people digging into my past I mentioned, to which Ernest simply shook his head.


    "I never live ording to others'' whispers."


    His words were almost Zen-like, reminding me of something Master Mathew once said in a sermon. Despite hearing so much wisdom, I hadn''t managed to embody it.


    "Ernest, let''s go listen to a sermon sometime soon, to pray for Susie and also for the girl who donated her heart," I suddenly proposed. Ernest stroked my hair, "Sure!"


    After a couple of weeks, Susie got well enough to be discharged from the hospital, and by pure coincidence, Herschel was also ready to leave after his own


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    I first went to see Herschel, taking care of his discharge and ensuring he was safely on his way, before taking Susie home.


    Ernest had rented a ce separately, not wanting Susie to intrude on us.


    He said that space was just for me, for times when I needed solitude.


    Conrad once understood me, which is why he bought a house for me. But Ernest, he not only understands me but also respects me.


    Three days after Herschel''s


    discharge, I received an invitation to


    the opening of an amusement


    t park.


    As I stared nkly at the invitation, Conrad''s call came through.


    "Felicia, will you be there tomorrow?"