No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 5



He gripped my wrist so hard that it hurt.

Conrad was furious. Was he jealous?

No sooner had the thought crossed my mind than Conrad released my hand, his gaze icy. "Felicia, is this how you retaliate because of something I said?"

I was shocked, not expecting him to interpret the situation like that. "I didn't. I..." My attempt at clarification got cut off mid-sentence.

"Did you touch him? Did you touch him there?" Conrad clenched his jaw tight, his eyes fierce as if ready to devour someone.

That side of him was rare. He was jealous. At that moment, the irritation I felt dissipated quite a bit, realizing he did care about me. If he saw me only as a sister or a friend, he wouldn't mind me touching another man.

"No," I denied again.

whistling at me, "Hey, woman,

said one could expect nothing from a dog but a bark. Jimmy was

looked at me, I couldn't help but

instinctively looped my arm through

talk nonsense," Haley came over, pinching

stood before me and Conrad, her face full of apology. "Conrad,

your fault," Conrad said, turning to Jimmy, "If you

Jimmy glared at Conrad. "And who are you to say that? If you

scolded, hitting him

into you. Why else

I clung to

leaving the office for hours, were spent

buddy's widow, and it was right for him to look after her after the tragedy. But did it necessitate such constant

misunderstandings?

nonsense are you talking about?" Haley's cheeks flushed as she hit Jimmy

seventeen-year-old boy raised his hand out of reflex, causing