No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 303



"Not feeling well?" Dustin walked in, holding a bouquet, his face etched with concern.

Lying down at this moment seemed inappropriate. Grasping the bedrail, I attempted to sit up, but Dustin pressed gently against my shoulder. "Don't get up."

"I'm okay," I insisted, trying to sit up anyway.

Lying before Ernest was never awkward, making him quite different from other men to me.

Dustin's gaze fixed on my face. "What happened?"

How could I tell him the shock from my parents' situation had got to me?

It wasn't that I couldn't say it, but it was more that I didn't want to. For some reason, I'd been keeping my words to a minimum, avoiding wasting them on things I could easily brush off.

"Just a little faint from low blood sugar," I lied.

Dustin seemed skeptical, eyeing me closely before I quickly changed the subject, "What did you want to talk about?"

Dustin hesitated, then offered a placating falsehood, "Nothing much."

"Spit it out if you've got something to say.

you're feeling better," Dustin replied, ever the gentle

as more than a

telling me makes me

helpless. "Fine,

a fall-out with my parents. You probably

haven't,"

saw Conrad today, and he

houses, which set Rad off. My dad hit him and talked of cutting him off, even threatening

only aware of the first part.

house, I felt it would end badly, but she

you trying to say by telling me all this?" I knew Dustin had a reason

conflicted as if

want me to talk to your

but my parents listen to you, and..." Dustin stopped,

me, right?"

that's not what I

scoffed mockingly, "The house was supposed to be Conrad's gift to me, but he let Haley

eyes held

as he looked at me, and I met his gaze without flinching. "But I've never brought this up with your parents. As to why

thing's for sure..."