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?"

was playing some pool," knowing that Jefferson would have told him about our meeting, there was

time, take me

with his buddy privately. Yet, he was seen around town with his late buddy's widow, Haley, even giving her the

respond to him, instead heading

followed, asking, "What's

fine," I washed my hands, smiling at his reflection in the

you're overreacting?" Conrad's words made me

tried to pull the drunken Conrad away from a fight. He promised to fill

Haley shopping with your credit card,"

Her in-laws cut her off because of Aiden's

tap and faced him. "Conrad, do you owe Haley

the tension in his

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

cold,