No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

"News? What news?"

My heart skipped a beat, and since waking up, not a soul had breathed a word of it to me.

I yanked the door open to find Conrad and Dustin standing outside, both turning to face me simultaneously.

"What news?" I demanded.

They exchanged a look, clearly intending to keep me in the dark.

Without letting them get a word in, I blurted out, "I heard everything."

Dustin's eyes darkened as he reached for his phone, while Conrad made a move to stop him, only to be halted by my stern gaze.

"Maybe it's better she knows," Dustin conceded, unlocking his phone and handing it to me.

It displayed a screenshot of a webpage headline: "Rare Golden Blood Love, Girlfriend Donates 800cc to Save Boyfriend, Your Blood Runs Through My Veins."

Such a romantic headline, accompanied by a photo of me linking fingers with Conrad as a sign of encouragement.

It was merely a gesture of support, far from a declaration of love.

as though Conrad and I were

and getting the wrong idea. Well,

this happen?"

ago, right after you donated blood to Rad. By the time I arrived, the news had already gone viral. Ernest had gotten

stepped closer, "I had it pulled from trending as soon as I could. It's been taken down from

was that enough? Ernest had already seen

about others seeing it or getting the

me completely, the photo in that trending news was

me explain this to Ernest," Conrad

think what he

to reassure myself, I added with a forced

"Felicia..." Conrad started.

I cut him

fine now,

handle even the ruthless Club Q. remembered Conrad's question

how well

I knew very

relief," I said, trying to

He'll be out by tomorrow," Conrad's response reminded me of the flight I needed to

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