No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 624

"Felicia, you're back?"

Dustin looked at me, a mix of surprise and excitement in his eyes.

"Yeah, just got back today," I emphasized the word 'today' for effect.

Fanny chimed in smoothly, "Just got back and already bumped into you, what a coincidence."

Dustin seemed to catch the underlying message in Fanny's words, pointing upstairs, "Some of our high school buddies had planned to meet up here a few days ago." Just then, someone called him, "Dustin, we're heading out."

He waved in their direction and then turned to us, noticing the pot of chili at our table, "You guys need anything else?"

That was his way of offering to pick up the tab.

"I've already taken care of it through an app," Fanny spoke up for both of us.

Dustin looked at me and said, "Felicia, take some time to settle in, then come over for dinner. My folks have been asking about you."

"I'll take you out for dinner sometime," I said, pausing for a moment, "And thanks for everything in Houston."

I mentioned Houston on purpose, just to see his reaction.

He stayed chill and said, "Sure."

"Enjoy your meal. I'll head out

away, through the restaurant's glass window, we could

"What's going on?

my gaze from the bubbling chili pot, "It's over.

"What?" Fanny gasped.

"Fanny, what I'm about to do might seem crazy,

gasped, "Crazy how? You're thinking of getting cozy with Dustin to

"I can't let him

Brown who hurt Ernest, but

it out for Ernest, was still

yourself," Fanny paused, "And you're Conrad's ex.

remained silent, and

understand, reaching out to

"Okay, whatever

I'm

I've got

welled up at Fanny's

Conrad, he

of a dressing change, apparently without anaesthesia, biting down on

on the rotting

en

was gruesome, and the smell

it were before, I might have been nauseated, but now,