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.

emerged, whistling at me, "Hey, woman, flirting with my future

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

seeing how Jimmy looked at me, I couldn't help but

and recalling her touching Conrad, I instinctively looped my arm through Conrad's.

nonsense," Haley

stood before me and Conrad, her face full

said, turning to Jimmy, "If you

that? If you agreed to be my

scolded, hitting him

"Haley, he's obviously into you. Why else would he spend day and

clung to Conrad's

times he was away from home, leaving the office for hours,

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

misunderstandings?

are you talking about?" Haley's cheeks

and rebellious, the seventeen-year-old boy raised his hand out