No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 414



Felicia Hudson's phone rang in the quiet room, breaking the silence with a clarity that seemed to echo off the walls. It was Haley's voice on the other end, her words laced with a mix of hope and desperation. "Felicia, are you with Conrad right now? Can you please get him to take my call?"

The room filled with the sound of gasps, as if on cue, and all eyes turned from me and my phone to Conrad.

Ignoring the reactions around us, I didn't even glance at Conrad as I replied coolly to Haley, "Did you dial the wrong number by mistake? Why are you looking for your man through me?"

The silence that followed was so profound, it felt as if I was the only person in the expansive lounge.

"He's not taking my calls," came Haley's weak response.

"Oh," I mocked, pulling a face, "So, if I tell him to pick up, he will?"

Before Haley could respond, Conrad had already swooped in, snatching the phone from my hands and hanging up.

Facing his visibly angry expression, I couldn't help but smile sardonically, "Mr. Wagner, acting like this will only make your lady more suspicious that I'm stopping you from taking her calls."

In the next instant, Conrad grabbed my wrist and started pulling me out of the lounge.

stood up

Conrad snapped, pushing Jefferson aside

but someone held him back, saying, "Jefferson,

despite the day's drama, there was still a chance for reconciliation between

my wrist away from Conrad, "Conrad, can you please take care of your mess without dragging me

boyfriend, huh? Then why

angry about the public spectacle with

his past jealousy over my friendship with Jefferson, I realized he had been seething not just over the call

it jealousy

to care, retorting with a sneer, Mr. Wagner, since when do you have

you and Jefferson an item while we were together?" Conrad's question

do you honestly think everyone is

explode in anger, merely dropping his gaze, "I know I was wrong first. If this makes you

stepped towards it, Conrad added, "Let

I

beside me, asking, "Does she bother

took me a moment to realize