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?"

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

didn't even bother to give me a proper explanation, just a dismissal. What else could I say? To

he pulled over to

my bag tighter 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 truths were like a thin sheet of glass, kept intact only

me the line

my eyes began to sting, and I finally looked down

in my pocket, a call from my best

where are you?

gynecologist, Fanny didn't have a

I answered, surprising myself with my

rising from the west today! Usually,

squeezed

Conrad's

my best friend, afraid he'd worry

even needing

Conrad made it clear I was a burden to

the hospital or home?" I deflected

an address and told

Fanny noticed something was off the moment she

was one of my few friends, and I didn't hide the

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