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?"

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

"Next time, take me with

he certainly didn't want me mingling with his buddy privately. Yet, he was seen around town with his late buddy's widow, Haley, even giving her the supplementary credit card he never

him, instead heading toward

followed, asking, "What's

I'm fine," I washed my hands, smiling at

Don't you think you're overreacting?"

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

credit

get it wrong. Her in-laws cut her off because of Aiden's situation. She needed to

and faced him. "Conrad, do you owe

his eyes.

should I say..." I recalled the gossip on Deborah's phone, "Did

cold, "Are you investigating