No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 3

Chapter 3



My brain got stuck in a loop all day, wrestling with this issue that refused to budge. Even when Conrad came by to pick me up in the afternoon, I was still clueless. But I went along anyway.

The habit was a scary thing. Over a decade, I had grown so used to Conrad and returning to the Wagner family after work.-

"What's up with the silence?" Conrad sensed my mood because he broke the quiet on the way.

I hesitated for seconds. "Conrad, maybe we should just..."

I couldn't even finish my sentence before his phone went off. The car's Bluetooth showed an anonymous number lighting up the screen, and I noticed Conrad's grip on the steering wheel tightened. He was nervous, a rare sight.

Instinctively, I glanced at his face, but he was already dismissing the call on the car system, switching to his mobile's Bluetooth. "Hello... Okay, I'm on my way."

The call was brief. After hanging up, Conrad glanced over at me. "Felicia, something's come up. I can't take you home."

I knew it before he said he was going to ditch me. It wasn't the first time. But still, part of me had hoped he'd drop me first.

A sharp pang of hurt hit me, but I swallowed my sadness. "Is everything okay?"

stayed silent, just gazing through the windshield. "You can get out

even bother to give me a proper explanation, just a dismissal. What else could I say? To

over to a temporary parking spot on the side

I had a feeling from when Conrad saw the incoming call to his refusal to answer it

the line in a rush but eventually

stood there, watching him drive away until my eyes began

my pocket, a

you? Dinner

Fanny didn't have a boyfriend yet, but

I answered, surprising myself with my

must be rising from the west today! Usually, you'd ask Conrad

squeezed my

in Conrad's

with my best friend, afraid he'd worry if

even needing

Conrad made it clear

or home?" I deflected instead of

and told me to

happened? Did you fight with Mr. Wagner?" Fanny noticed something was

my few friends, and I didn't hide the truth from

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