Chapter 2



Conrad looked up at the sound of my voice, his gaze landing on my face.

I didn't need a mirror to know I must have looked pale.

"Not feeling well?" His brows furrowed slightly.

Silently, I walked to his desk, swallowing the bitter taste in my throat. "If you don't want to marry me, I can tell Jacqueline."

The wrinkles between Conrad's brows deepened. He knew I had overheard his conversation with Jefferson.

My throat felt salty. "I didn't expect to become an unwanted dish, Conrad..."

"In everyone's eyes, we're already husband and wife," Conrad interrupted.

loved me and wanted to spend his life with me. With a snap, Conrad closed his pen, his gaze falling on the ID

to hear. But at that moment,

it. "Conrad, you don't have

Conrad called my name with a

up to meet his impatient eyes as

grip tightened on the ID. His jaw clenched. "Give it to

didn't move, the atmosphere

he sighed lightly, a hint of resignation in his

it all

His hand grasped my arm, then slid down to take my

placed my ID in a drawer, and grabbed his jacket.

out and would be gone for hours

him, "do

me, his sharp eyes looking onto mine. After a moment, he smiled, his dimple flashing briefly on his left cheek. Conrad had a beautiful smile, warm and inviting. When I first joined the Wagner family, he approached me with that smile, calling me, "Tittle

"I do. Why else would I drive across the city to get

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