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?"

knowing that Jefferson would have told him about our meeting, there

"Next time, take me

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

him, instead

followed, asking, "What's

washed my hands, smiling

already. Don't you think you're overreacting?"

finger, a reminder of four years ago when tried to pull the drunken

with your credit card," I

cut her off because of

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

in his eyes. "What are you

I recalled the

was cold, "Are