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?"

just gazing through the windshield. "You can get out here and take a

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

pulled over to a temporary parking spot on the side of

and 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

careful on your way!" He tossed me the

there, watching him drive away until my eyes began to sting,

pocket, a call

you? Dinner tonight?" she

didn't have a boyfriend yet,

surprising

today! Usually, you'd

words squeezed my heart.

Conrad's

my best friend, afraid

even needing his

But today, Conrad made it clear I was a

or home?"

and told me to

Did you fight with Mr. Wagner?" Fanny noticed

was one of my few friends, and

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