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.

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

wanted to hear. But at that moment,

you don't have to force yourself. I don't need your

Conrad called my name

up to meet his impatient eyes as he

His jaw

didn't move,

up, his tall figure looming over me, and he sighed lightly, a hint of resignation in his voice, "I was just joking with Jefferson.

all just a

my arm, then slid down to take

my ID in a drawer, and grabbed his jacket. "I need to

seemed to be going out and would

him, "do you like

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 one." That smile warmed me and made me fall for him hopelessly. Even

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

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