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.

under such a headline, it seemed as though Conrad and

news and getting the wrong idea. Well, who wouldn't misconstrue

this happen?" I

Rad. By the time I arrived, the news had already gone viral. Ernest had gotten there before me, so

it

that enough? Ernest had

or getting the wrong idea,

the photo in that trending news was

explain this to Ernest,"

shook my head, saying, "Explaining will only make things messier. Let him think what he wants. If he was okay

a forced smile, "He must've

"Felicia..." Conrad started.

I cut him

over. "He's fine now, thanks to

influential. He could handle even the ruthless

how well I

knew

trying to sound

by tomorrow," Conrad's response reminded me of the flight I

Jefferson