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?"

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

frowned. "Next time, take me with

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

respond to him, instead heading

asking,

my hands, smiling at

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

to pull the

credit card," I spoke amidst

wrong. Her in-laws cut her off because of Aiden's situation. She needed to live, so

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

the tension in his

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

Conrad's voice was cold, "Are you investigating