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.

Jimmy emerged, whistling at me, "Hey, woman, flirting with

from a

Jimmy looked at me, I couldn't help but wonder what terrible luck had led me to

instinctively looped my arm through Conrad's. But I could immediately feel his muscles

you talk nonsense," Haley came over,

before me and Conrad, her face full of apology.

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

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

Haley scolded, hitting him

obviously into you. Why else would he

I clung to Conrad's

times he was away from home, leaving the office

his buddy's widow, and it was right for him to look after her after

misunderstandings?

about?" Haley's

the seventeen-year-old boy raised his hand out of reflex, causing Haley to stumble and