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?"

playing some pool," knowing that Jefferson would have told him about our meeting, there was no point in hiding

frowned. "Next time, take me

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

him,

followed, asking,

hands,

explained things already. Don't you think you're overreacting?" Conrad's words

dent on my left middle finger, a reminder of four years ago when tried to pull the drunken Conrad away from a fight. He promised

shopping with your credit card," I spoke amidst the

Her in-laws cut her off because of

turned off the tap and faced him. "Conrad, do you owe Haley or

tension in his eyes. "What

recalled the gossip on Deborah's phone, "Did you have something with Haley

was cold, "Are you investigating