No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 175



I could feel Ernest shudder under my touch, clearly taken aback by my sudden kiss. But in the next moment, his strong hands were clasping my waist tightly. As I pulled away from his lips, I smiled cheekily at him, "Consider that a reward for being such a brave boy getting your shot."

The words had barely left my mouth when I was reminded of how Conrad dreaded needles. He despised them, much like a child dreads the boogeyman, to the point of suffering through illness rather than facing the needle's pinch.

I used to cajole him endlessly, treating him as though he were a frightened toddler, even covering his eyes during the ordeal and letting him bite down on my arm to distract from the pain.

So, whenever Conrad was through with his shots, I'd breathe a sigh of relief as if I'd accomplished a mission. He'd then demand a reward—a dance, a song, or some trinket as his prize.

Anyway, the moment Conrad has to get a shot for being sick, he morphs into a big baby.

A really bothersome big baby, if you ask me.

But today, Ernest was all chill and bold, didn't need my nudging or even me eyeballing as the needle jabbed in.

He suggested I take a walk instead, worried I'd be bored.

Conrad never really saw me as a girlfriend but more like a

around my waist as he playfully suggested,

a loss for words, understanding his implication but choosing not to respond as we prepared to

Conrad's voice cut through, "Felicia, you feel better

in his voice, his

moment, I saw the depths of Conrad's

have you lost your mind?!" I retorted before walking away, Ernest's arm still firmly around my waist until we

was about to open the

car. His eyes, deep and luminous as the night sky, held mine in

I knew that kiss had stirred something in him. So, I needed to clear

was just to make Conrad back off. Don't read too much into

my words, the light in his eyes flickered and

We're just pretending, after all," I replied, forcing a laugh that felt more hollow

grip tightened. "You're quite

the only way to make him believe," I

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