Chapter 1516


    At that very moment, Leah''s heart was filled with an indescribable sense of nervousness.


    Her itching heart that had been looking forward to his texts finally settled and calmed down.


    He probably wanted to send her a message but was unsure of what to say.


    She just happened to catch him in the act. She expected his message, but after a while, her phone


    did not ring with a notification.


    Fifteen minutes had passed. Leah did not take her eyes off the dialogue box. It repeatedly popped


    out before finallying to a halt.


    She threw her phone on her bed and slumped onto the bed, puffed up, "Ernest, you''re such a jerk.


    Would it kill you to send a message?"


    Leah was infuriated.


    Ernest was such a sc*mbag. He hooked her up, but then he disappeared without a trace.


    Leah stared at his chatbox, feeling annoyed.


    She hesitated, nning something that would get a reaction out of Ernest.


    However, she couldn''t think of anything, so she felt anxious.


    Ernest had initially wanted to send Leah a message, but he didn''t know what he should say, so he


    put his phone down.


    After hesitating for a long time, he decided against sending Leah a message and proceeded to


    eavesdrop on Maria''s call after cing his phone aside.


    He expected Maria to be calling Leah, but he overheard Liam''s voice.


    Huh.


    He thought that Maria was calling Leah. It turned out it was actually Liam.


    That girl was the ultimate definition of one prioritising love over friendship. Ernest chuckled and


    shook his head, returning to his room to take a shower.


    After he emerged from the shower and changed into a fresh set of clothes, he noticed a notification


    on his phone. It was a message from Leah.


    He had his eyes narrowed, the corners of his lips curled up into a smile.


    He tapped on the message. Her words had Ernest''s eyes widened in shock, the tips of his ears


    instantly reddening.


    Leah''s face shed across his mind. She was smart, cunning, and unique.


    Leah was different from other girls.


    When he read the message, Ernest once again deeply felt that Leah was indeed an odd girl.


    She asked a question.


    "Ernest, I have a question for you. You must answer it. It''s important for my writing."


    "You see, the thing is when you have a wet dream with a bunch of girls, do you have to wash your


    boxers in the morning when you wake up?"


    "Of course, I think it''s a totally normal biological phenomenon. Don''t be shy and answer my question


    honestly to satisfy my curiosity, alright?"


    He looked at the message. It was sent fifteen minutes ago. It must have happened after he put his


    phone down earlier.


    He pondered for a moment before replying with one word, "Yes."


    Leah received a response. She saw the word "Yes" and was instantly furious.


    She continued to type and delete her messages repeatedly.


    At that moment, Ernest sent another message.


    "There''s only one girl, not a bunch of them."


    Leah took a look at the message and replied, "Then you''re indeed innocent. There''s only one girl in


    your dreams. Is the girl beautiful?


    Ernest gripped his phone, his fingers hovering over the screen as he softly typed a sentence, "She''s


    simr to you."


    Leah pouted. Ha, he actually had a woman he liked and would even dream about her.


    Feeling a little depressed, she put her phone aside.


    Ernest had been anticipating her message for quite a while, but the message never came. He was a


    little anxious. Would she have misunderstood?


    Feeling unsettled, Ernest responded by sending another message, "Leah, have you been well


    recently?"


    Leah received the message and replied in a dull tone, "No, I''m not doing well."


    "What''s wrong?"


    Ernest sent the text.


    Leah replied, "Ha-ha, it''s just about my book. I''m so stressed to the point that I''m losing hair.


    Sometimes, Ick inspiration and have writer''s block. It''s nothing. What about you? Have you been


    well? Have you fallen in love? Did you confess to the girl you like?"


    Seeing that message, Ernest cracked into a helpless smile.


    He wasughing at the girl he liked. Wells, he was talking to her right then, wasn''t he?


    Unfortunately, she was not aware of it.


    Ernest replied, "If your hair is falling off, you need to replenish your health. If you''re tired of writing,


    you can go out for a walk. I''m fine as usual. I haven''t been in love, and I''ve never confessed to the


    girl I like."


    That was the answer to all her questions.


    Seeing his reply, Leahughed.


    She responded, "Why not confess?"


    He said, "Because you once said that I won''t take the initiative to do so."


    Huh.


    Leah was amused.


    After a long pause, she didn''t know how to carry on with the conversation.


    Both of them remained silent.


    Leah had been cracking her brain for a reply, but she couldn''t think of anything. All of a sudden, the


    phone rang, and she was shocked.


    At first, she thought it was Ernest, who had called, but she didn''t expect it to be Maria. She was


    startled by the sudden phone call, and she answered it while patting her chest.


    "Maria, you scared me. I thought it was Ernest!"


    "Huh? What''s with your tone? Are you not happy that I called?"


    "No. It''s because you''re calling at this hour. I''m d to receive your call," Leahughed.


    "Wait a second. You mentioned Ernest. ording to your tone, were the both of you chatting


    earlier?"


    "Yes, we had a small talk." Leah did not try to hide the truth from her.


    "That''s hard toe by." Mariaughed, "We were talking about you earlier. I told him that


    someone''s trying to win you over and gave you a bunch of roses. He seemed calm at the moment. I


    didn''t expect him to send you a message the moment he returned to his room."


    "Bullsh*t!" Leah could not help swearing, "It was me who sent him the text to start a conversation. If


    he were to send me a message, the sun might rise from the west. This man is so passive. Do you


    know what I mean? I doubt that a person like him has any desire, living his life without desire."


    "Haha, that''s exaggerated." Maria chuckled, "It''s not that he has no desire. He must have his own


    ideas, but you have to find a way to let him take the initiative to contact you."


    Hearing that, Leah sighed, "The sun might rise from the west to have him take the initiative to


    contact me. I couldn''t help myself this time. I took the initiative to send him a message when I saw


    him typing. He was typing a message, but in the end, he didn''t send it over. I couldn''t hold back any


    longer, so I texted him first. I admit that I''m not strong-willed enough, so I ended up this way. s,


    what should I do? I''m so useless. I''m not as capable as him."


    "Don''t bother him right now. Leave him hanging. He''ll definitelye over to my room and ask


    about itter," Maria suggested.


    "Well, I must hold myself back from sending a text this time. If I fail to do so, I will chop off my


    fingers with a knife today," Leah vowed ruthlessly on the other side of the phone.


    Maria felt a chill running down her spine, "Can you stop being so gory?"


    "There''s nothing I can do. I''m already in love and can''t restrain myself. Please bear with me," Leah


    voiced out without holding back.


    Maria burst intoughter, "Well, that settles it. Wait for my news."


    "Alright."


    After hanging up, Maria opened the door and walked out of Gary''s room.


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    She thought about the phone call she had just made with Liam and Leah. A slight giggle escaped


    her lips.


    She stood in front of Ernest''s room, knocking on the door as she shouted, "Ernest, let''s go


    downstairs to have dinner. I''m so hungry. My stomach is growling."


    Ernest opened the door and nced at her, "Did you call Liam?"


    Maria lifted her eyebrows and smiled, "Yes, how did you know? You weren''t eavesdropping on me,


    were you?"


    Ernest was stunned by her question before his face changed drastically as he refuted, "Is there any


    need to eavesdrop? Your voice was so loud. I could hear it across the room."


    "Is that true?" Maria smiled cunningly, "I thought you eavesdropped on me and Leah."


    A slight embarrassment shed across his face before he replied in a low voice, "You''re


    overthinking."


    "Well, I first called Liam, then called Leah." Maria deliberately exined.


    Ernest was dumbfounded.


    It turned out that Maria and Leah did have a call.


    No wonder she hadn''t replied.


    "I asked her about her boyfriend." After saying that, Maria paused to take a look at Ernest''s


    expression with a yful look on her face.


    Ernest was waiting for Maria to continue, but she did not say another word.


    He frowned and asked, "What happened to the rest?"


    Maria found it funny that Ernest pretended to be calm even though he was obviously anxious.


    "Then I came to knock on your door."


    She was ying dumb, deliberately not answering the question, so that Ernest would feel anxious.