No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Conrad's gaze deepened as he looked at me, and I offered a faint smile, "You don't have to say it; I already know who it is."

"Who do you think it is?" he asked.

We locked eyes, but I remained silent.

Conrad sat up, looking like he was about to get out of bed. "Felicia, you don't think it's Dustin, do you? Are you with him to avenge Ernest?"

After years of being together, he still understood me.

"If not him, then who?" I pressed directly.

"Felicia, it can't be Dustin. How could you even think that? But as for who it really is, I can't say for sure. I mentioned there might be someone behind the scenes, but it was just a guess," Conrad backtracked.

I stayed calm, "If it's not him, that's even better. Being with him doesn't weigh me down."

Conrad froze, "Felicia..."

I sighed, "Conrad, we've known each other for ten years and were in love for four of them. Then, I fell in love with Ernest. I've experienced both unrequited love and love at first sight. Love is just that - loving someone is too exhausting. I want to try being loved for a change."

"Fine, you want to experience that, I get it. But it absolutely cannot be Dustin," Conrad objected strongly.

softly, "Why can't it

lightning, "Felicia, you know the reason. Do you really want me to spell it out? He's my brother, and you were my fiancée. If you two

didn't respond right away, pausing for two seconds but still meeting his gaze, "So, for your ego and

taking a long time to

telling you now as a heads-up, to give you

out of pity for me, not be with him? Anyone but

lightly, "Then who

again. I looked at his injured arm, stood up, and

as I was about to leave, "What about me?

looked up at

mistakes in the

for them. But you know I still love

it enough to find someone who loves you? Let me be that person. You don't need to love me back;

humble to the core, unlike anything I'd seen from him

chance, please," Conrad pleaded, pushing his face against the

window, "But you're no longer that fresh and exciting to

it

chase after Haley, probably seeking