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?"

would have told him about our meeting, there was no point in hiding

time, take me with

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 buddy's widow, Haley, even giving her the supplementary credit card

him, instead heading

asking,

my hands, smiling at

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

reminder of four years ago when tried to pull the drunken Conrad away from a fight. He promised to

your credit card," I spoke amidst the

off because of Aiden's situation. She needed to live, so I

tap and faced him. "Conrad, do

see the tension in his eyes. "What are you talking

say..." I recalled the

was cold,