No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

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?"

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

explanation, just a dismissal. What else could I say? To probe or to fuss would just be embarrassing

Conrad said as he pulled over to

got off. It wasn't just my sensitivity. I had a feeling from when Conrad saw the incoming call to his refusal to answer it in my presence. But I didn't ask, nor did I say anything. Some truths

way!" He tossed me the line in

drive away until my eyes began to sting, and I finally looked down at my

pocket, a call from my best friend, Fanny

where are you? Dinner

have a boyfriend yet, but her medical skills were

I answered, surprising myself

must be rising from the west today! Usually, you'd ask Conrad first. What's up? You're

words squeezed my heart.

in Conrad's

out with my best friend,

even needing

made it clear I was a burden to

hospital or home?"

me an address and

Mr. Wagner?" Fanny noticed something was off

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