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

But at that

don't have

name with a

to meet his impatient eyes as he reached out his

the ID. His jaw clenched. "Give

didn't move,

me, and he sighed lightly, a hint of resignation in his voice, "I was just joking with Jefferson. Did you take it

it all just

my arm, then slid down to take my hand, pulling

the future." Conrad turned, placed my ID in a drawer, and grabbed his jacket.

always seemed to be going out and would be gone for

him, "do you like

and inviting. When I first joined the Wagner family, he approached me with that smile, calling me, "Tittle

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

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