No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Conrad looked at me, clearly still puzzled.

"Haley was just the straw that broke the camel's back," I said, breaking into laughter.

It suddenly crossed my mind, that saying about how you know you've truly moved on when you can laugh about the pain from your past.

"Felicia, I don't get it. You can blame me for the Haley thing, sure, but I was good to you before that," Conrad seemed unable to accept that our relationship had been fraying at the edges for a while. "I'm not denying you were good to me, but what about the good from my side... did you feel it, or even see it?" I asked softly.

Conrad stared at me, then after a moment, looked down. "It was me. I didn't treasure what we had, and I lost you."

"What's the point of talking about this now? Let's talk about Haley. What are you planning to do about her? Afraid your folks won't approve?" I steered the conversation back.

"Be with her? Do you think I'm a fool or something?" Conrad's tone suddenly heated.

"She wants to use that video to blackmail me, right? Let her release it," Conrad said, his voice carrying a decisiveness.

He never let anyone blackmail him, not in his personal life nor in business.

Haley's move was clumsy.

"But if she actually releases it, the company will take a hit, and Herschel won't take it well," I reminded him.

help," Conrad finally got to the point

features sharp and

you

between my brother and me, neither of us measure up to you. We're lucky to know your background; otherwise, we'd suspect you're some secret

but laugh at his comment, giving him a playful kick, "What

you laugh

really going to burn bridges with

I don't, be under her thumb, threatened. And knowing her, she's probably bluffing about

who loved her, as a pawn, I sighed softly, "She

his eyes

you've made up your mind. I'll talk to

respond, and as people began to walk by the flowerbeds, knew it

too."

You should

out to me, "Would

I was speechless.

he still holding onto feelings

even if he cleared things up with Haley. I couldn't give

outright reject him but asked, "Conrad, do you