No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 23



My heart swelled with emotion. Though I was the Wagner family's foster daughter, Conrad's parents showered me with the same concern and love as if I were their child.

They treated me like their own daughter. I remembered Dustin Wagner, Conrad's elder brother, joking that he and Conrad had fallen out of favor since I arrived.

Fanny was right. My bond with Conrad might be fragile, but my connection with the Wagner family was unbreakable.

I took a deep breath and pushed the door open.

Everyone looked at me. Jacqueline stood up, walked over, and said, "Felicia, you're back. We were waiting for you to start dinner."

"Jacqueline, Herschel," I greeted them.

Nudged by Herschel, Conrad got up and came over. He took the bag from my hands. "Why are you back so late?"

would have told him

time,

didn't like me indulging in those activities, especially without him, and he certainly didn't want me mingling with his buddy privately. Yet, he was seen around town with his late buddy's widow,

didn't respond to him,

followed, asking,

washed my hands, smiling at his reflection

already. Don't you think you're overreacting?" Conrad's words made me lower my

reminder of four years ago when tried to pull the drunken Conrad away from a fight. He promised to fill that scar with a big diamond ring, but

saw Haley shopping with your credit card," I spoke

get it wrong. Her in-laws cut her off because

faced him. "Conrad, do you owe Haley or Aiden

tension in his eyes. "What

Or should I say..." I recalled the gossip on Deborah's phone, "Did you have something with Haley back in

cold, "Are you investigating