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?"

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

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

Conrad said as he pulled over to a

call to his refusal to

way!" He tossed me the line in a rush but

began to sting, and I finally looked down at

a

where are you?

Fanny didn't have a boyfriend

surprising myself with

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

squeezed my heart.

in Conrad's shadow for

dine out with my best friend, afraid he'd worry if he

even needing his

today, Conrad made it clear I was

or home?"

address and told

Did you fight with Mr. Wagner?" Fanny noticed something was off the moment she

few friends, and I didn't hide

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