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?"

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

explanation, just a dismissal. What else could I say? To probe or

Conrad said as he pulled over to a temporary parking spot

call to his refusal to answer it in

me the

eyes began

in my pocket, a call from my best friend, Fanny

you? Dinner tonight?"

and brilliant gynecologist, Fanny didn't have a boyfriend yet, but her

answered, surprising myself

today!

words squeezed

Conrad's shadow for

dine out with my best friend, afraid he'd

needing his

it clear I was a burden

at the hospital or home?" I deflected

gave me an address and told me

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

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

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