After leaving the police station, Leah did not say anything for some time. Ernest couldn't stand her silence, so he turned to her and asked, "Weren't you at school? Why did you leave?"
"Ah, let's not talk about it. Something came up at first, but I realized after that the class monitor and Lydia wanted to ask me out because I looked unhappy recently. They wanted to take my mind off things, but we cancelled the plan once they found out that we got back together."
"Is that so?" Ernest still frowned. "Is your class monitor the guy who held your shoulder yesterday?"
Leah nodded. "Yes, that's our class monitor. His name is Rudoph."
"Hmph!" Leah was shocked when Ernest suddenly made that sound.
"Why do you look like that?" Leah asked.
He then said, "No reason. I just don't like the fact that he cares about you so much, since you're a girl."
Leah was stunned. "You have always been a very gentle guy. Why are you suddenly being like so intimidating?"
Ernest took Leah into his arms and looked directly into her eyes as he said slowly. "That's because you're mine."
Leah's heart suddenly pounded inside her chest.
She didn't dare even peek at Ernest anymore.
She lowered her head and blushed. "Okay, got it. You've changed, you know?"
Ernest agreed and admitted generously, "That's because I feel that I need to be more high profile sometimes. I need to be more assertive, if not, I would become a pushover."
"Well, I'm not yours either. I belong to myself only," Leah muttered.
Ernest glanced at her and said, "You belong to me, and similarly, I belong to you. We are still individuals, but we belong to each other too."
He was so serious when he said it that Leah blushed even harder at his words.
Just then, Ernest's phone rang.
He picked up the phone. "Shawn?"
"Master Ernest, Rowane has finished her checkup in the hospital. Her injuries are also determined to be minor injuries."
Ernest replied, "Then, Hogan can be detained. Get in touch with the police about that and make sure Rowane gets a new place to live."
As soon as Leah heard that he was going to get a new place for Rowane, she reached out to stop him.
However, Ernest shook his head at her.
Hence, Leah understood that he had his own reasons for doing that.
"How is Hogan's injuries?" Ernest asked again.
Shawn became a little hesitant. "Master Ernest..."
"Just spit it out," Ernest commanded.
Shawn replied, "His nose is broken."
Ernest chuckled softly at that.
"That scumbag was yelling up and down the hospital, saying that he wants to sue you." Shawn told Ernest about what happened truthfully.
"What did you say then?" asked Ernest coldly.
Shawn said, "I told him that I would wait until his nose heals and break it again if he dares to do that. Once that heals, I’ll break it again and again until his nose falls off. Then, he'll never have a nose again."
Ernest couldn't help but to laugh. "Great, that's the way to do it." "He was frightened and he shut up for quite some time." Shawn chuckled over the phone as he spoke. "Don't worry, Master Ernest. He's a coward. Only cowards hit women."
"You're right. Shawn, have someone get Leah a new phone and send it to her place," Ernest replied.
"Sure."
Ernest looked at Leah after he hung up the phone.
Leah had overheard the conversation earlier and she gave Ernest a surprised look. "Your bodyguard is pretty aggressive."
"Well, it's true." Ernest nodded, confirming what Leah said.
She burst into laughter. "Well, he wouldn't be able to deal with a scumbag like Hogan if he wasn't aggressive."
"Hogan's a coward. Come on, let's go home." Ernest grabbed Leah's waist.
"I can buy my own phone." Leah said, "You don't need to get someone to buy it for me."
"It's a gift for you," said Ernest, "I have to buy it."
"However, I don't need you to buy it." Leah felt that it was better to maintain her financial independence.
However, Ernest wasn't having any of it. His tone was domineering as he said, "Why not? Not only do you need me to buy you you gifts, you need me in general."
She was stunned and looked at Ernest's handsome face helplessly.
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