No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 15



Haley's face turned visibly sour, her usually pale complexion then ghostly white.

Her hands trembled as she clutched her smoothie. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to."

She looked so frail and pitiful, almost as if I had been the one to say something out of line, hurting her feelings.

But I didn't stop since I had started, "Maybe you didn't mean to, but it did affect us. It's okay if it was unintentional. Just be more mindful in the future. No need to apologize."

"If Aiden were here, I wouldn't have to bother Rad," Haley said as tears began to fall again.

They say women are as gentle as water, and Haley was the perfect example.

She had carefully chosen her words, leaving me with little to say.

"Felicia," Haley looked at me, her eyes shimmering. "I went to Rad because it was Aiden's dying wish. Rad agreed."

She kept fidgeting with her glass. "If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't have sought Rad out."

her actions and jabbing at me in

adults here. Who doesn't have a

the time," I paused. "It doesn't matter what people say about Conrad, but as a woman, if you're the juicy gossip of the town, and if it gets back

play the damsel, but I

taking care of me? Are you questioning his loyalty, or

sharp retort was a far

colors.

"Felicia, I'm sorry if I've wronged you. You can yell at me

you'

but please

out of

did I mention her

hand on her belly, the

evident as he looked at me, "Felicia, what

a trope so outdated soap operas wouldn't touch it. Seeing the coldness

question me without

for

of the

Haley's word

after ten years together.