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?"

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

frowned. "Next time, take me

buddy privately. Yet, he was seen

respond to him, instead heading toward

followed, asking,

fine," I washed my hands,

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

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

I saw Haley shopping with your credit card," I spoke

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

him. "Conrad, do

the tension in his eyes. "What are

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

cold, "Are you