Chapter 1473


    No matter how shameless Adrian was, he was still flustered by Leah''s question. He looked at


    Ernest for help.


    Ernest still smiled as if he was a spectator watching from the sidelines,pletely uninvolved.


    "Leah, I refuse to answer your question," Adrian said in a low voice.


    "Pfft." Leah shrugged. "Sure, it''s your freedom to do so. You have the right to not answer."


    "Is she really a girl?" Adrian looked at Ernest and asked like he couldn''t believe what was


    happening.


    Ernest put on his usual smile and let out a cough to change the subject. "The food''s here, aren''t you


    guys hungry? Let''s eat."


    It was just then that the waiter began serving their meals.


    Leah was bewitched by the aroma of the food, and in an instant her attention all but shifted to the


    food in front of her.


    "Wow, it looks delicious. Quick, let''s eat, my fellow brethren." Leah was a step ahead of them,


    already picked up the cutleries, and began taking her first bite.


    When the pork chops were served, she had already gobbled up a lot of appetizers, and yet she was


    still able to continue feasting on the tender and juicy pork chops.


    The sight of her indulging herself while biting onto the fragrant meat had the power to make others


    hungry as well.


    As Adrian looked at Leah, it seemed like Leah was really enjoying all the dishes.


    After finishing lunch, it was halfway through noon. The three of them sat idly and were ready to go


    back to the hotel.


    In the evening, Ernest and Leah dropped Adrian back at his hotel. Coincidentally, Adrian''s driver


    had also arrived with a car full of items, and Adrian began unloading them into Ernest''s car.


    "These are some local snacks I bought for you. Take it and share it amongst yourselves. As for me,


    my driver''s bringing me back to my hometown tonight. Thanks for hanging out with me today."


    "Are you leaving so soon?" Ernest was a little surprised. "Is it because Maria isn''t apanying


    you?" "Sort of." He smiled and said, "Looks like I came at the wrong time." "We can hang out with


    you," Leah said. "You can stay for two more days."


    "No." Adrian quickly shook his head. "I''m scared of you, Leah."


    "All because I asked you a private question?" Leah thought back to when they were at the


    restaurant. Adrian had yet to give her an answer.


    "Stop bringing it up." Adrian raised his hands in surrender. "I''m going back for real. I don''t know


    when we''ll be able to see each other again after saying goodbye, but if fate allows it, we''ll meet


    again in the future."


    "That''s that, then." Leah was rather forthright.


    "Let''s meet again if we have the chance."


    Adrian smiled and said, "I''m leaving tonight, no need to inform Maria. She''s busy being in her


    honeymoon period now."


    "Understood." Ernest shook hands with him. "See you in Ennd."


    "See you."


    Adrian left that exact night.


    Ernest then drove Leah back with his car full of snacks. When they were downstairs, Ernest said,


    "There are three full bags of snacks in the trunk. Maria''s bag has hers and Liam''s name written on


    it. The other two bags are for you and me, but I''m not so fond of snacks, so you can have my


    share." "Are you giving it to me?" Leah was a little surprised. "I think you should bring it back. Who


    knows if you might like it?"


    "Don''t you want it?" Ernest looked at her with a smile.


    Leah looked back at the pile of snacks and pondered for a moment. "Do you really not want it?"


    "Like I said, I''m not fond of snacks," he said frankly.


    "Okay then, but I might have to ask for your help bringing these to my ce." Leah beamed as if


    she had won a good bargain. "You have to help me out, as I wouldn''t be able to carry everything by


    myself."


    "Roger that." Ernest replied without hesitation. He sent Leah back to her residence in an apartment


    building, and pulled up below the building. Ernest was quite surprised. "Do you not live in the school


    dorms?"


    "Nope." Leah shook her head with a smile. "I live in the teacher''s apartment building. It''s quiet here,


    and it''s great for my craft."


    The teacher''s apartment building had old-fashioned stairs. It looked like many teachers


    didn''t like living in the areas of the old campus and moved to newer residences.


    Leah rented a two-bedroom apartment, and she lived alone.


    There were heaps of snacks, and it took them three rounds to carry everything up.


    "Take a seat and rest for a bit." Leah went to wash her hands and gave Ernest a bottle of mineral


    water.


    As Ernest sat down on the sofa, he admired the tidiness of Leah''s residence. The sofa in the living


    room was made of cotton fabric. Inside the room was spotless, and two room doors were left open.


    Gazing from the living room, he could see one room being the bedroom, and the other being the


    study.


    "Thank you." Ernest smiled. He unscrewed the bottle cap and took two sips. "Do you live on your


    own?"


    "Yeah." Leah nodded. "It does get a little lonely, but I don''t like being disturbed when I''m working on


    my crafts. There are too many people with different schedules living in the school dorms. I also have


    to write my books whilst taking sses for credits, so I just moved out. It worked out in the end as


    neither myself nor others were affected."


    He indeed agreed that it was a pretty sound n.


    Ernest nodded. He started feeling like it wasn''t appropriate to be alone with a girl who was single for


    too long, so he stood up and said, "We hiked quite a distance today. You should go to bed early, I''ll


    be heading back."


    She looked at him and asked him in surprise. "Ah, are you leaving now? You barely sat down for a


    minute."


    Indeed, he was inside for about two measly minutes, but Ernest, a person of manners and etiquette,


    made his decision to leave.


    "You still need to write updates for your book, right? Not to mention it''s been a pretty tiring day, so I''ll


    be off. Bye," He said as he made his way to the door. He nodded with a smile on his face, and


    considerately closed the door behind him.


    Leah was left confused in the house. If it weren''t for the unfinished water battle left on the table, she


    might really feel like as if no one was in there earlier.


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    After snapping out of a daze, Leah hurriedly took her keys and ran after him.


    When Ernest arrived downstairs, he heard someone behind him calling his name, "Ernest."


    He turned around and was surprised to see Leah. "Why did youe down?"


    "This is for you," She grinned and said. "I took all the food Adrian gave you, I felt a little bad."


    "Really?" Ernest smiled slightly and said, "You don''t have to feel bad about it. I know you''ll end up


    finishing it and not waste it. Instead, it would be a waste if it was given to me."


    "If you say it like that, then I''ll be sure to savor every bite without having to feel bad." She winked. "I


    guess you can go now, please drive safe."


    "Of course, goodbye."


    Ernest got in and started the car. When he turned around, he nced towards Leah. She stood on


    the side of the road, petite and thin. Seeing that he was ready to go, she waved her hand at him.


    Ernest was about to leave, but he reversed his car and rolled down the window. He looked at Leah


    and said, "Go back upstairs."


    "Yes, sir." Leah gave him a salute.


    He smiled at her exuberant and pretty face before driving away.


    Leah waited until the car was driven far away before she turned around went back in, feeling a little


    distracted.


    Back upstairs, she flopped onto her sofa.


    That night, she wasn''t able to write an update.


    Ernest waited for the update until midnight, but there still wasn''t one. He looked at Leah''s message


    board, which wrote: "I was a little out of it today and I couldn''t write anything. Sorry for theck of


    updates."


    Was she in a bad mood?


    Ernest was a little surprised. They hung out together and had an enjoyable time, why was she


    unhappy?


    The next morning, Ernest woke up and checked if there were any updates from Leah. When the


    page loaded, the most recent update had twice the amount of content as usual, and it wasst


    uploaded at five in the morning.


    It seemed like Leah hadn''t slept all night.


    He opened thetest chapter. The update was humorous and interesting, and he couldn''t hold back


    hisughter. However, for some reason, he felt like there was a lingering sense of loneliness woven


    into her words.


    There were no messages, nor was there a response.


    At noon, Maria called. "Ernest, has Adrian gone home already?"


    "Yea, he leftst night."


    "Why did he leave so quickly?" "He probably had something going on at home," said Ernest. "By the


    way, the snacks he bought for you and Liam are in my car. Do you want me to send them to you?"


    "Well, I''m at home now," Maria said.


    "Then, I''ll send it over to you."


    "All right."


    With his phone in hand, he went downstairs and drove to the Lowe family residence. Coincidentally,


    he bumped into Liam at the entrance.


    Liam''s car was pulled up outside the Lowe family residence.


    As soon as Ernest arrived, he unloaded the snacks into his car. "It''s from Adrian. He didn''t want to


    bother you twost night. Since I bumped into you, you can just put it in your car."


    Maria came out as soon as she finished packing.


    Looking at the two of them, he couldn''t help sighing. People in love indeed were happy, and they


    would probably just be together with each other every second of the day if they could.


    However, those happy days were bound to pass in a sh, and soon, school was about to start.


    Ernest was ready to book the flight tickets. When he called Maria, she was still with Liam.


    Upon hearing that they were about to go back to


    Ennd, Maria was shocked. "Is school starting so soon?"


    Beside her, Liam tensed up when he heard her utter those words.