Chapter 298
Conrad came in with a bouquet, his face etched with worry. “What happened to you?”
It seemed inappropriate to remain lying in bed, so I grabbed the bedside rail and heaved myself upright. Conrad hurried over to pin me against the pillows. “No, you don’t have to get up.”
“I’m fine,” I insisted as I tried to sit up. I never felt self–conscious while lying down while Brandon was around, which set him apart from the other men in my life.
Conrad stared at me. “So what happened?”
What was I supposed to tell him? That I went into shock after learning the gravity of my parents‘ accident?
It wasn’t that I didn’t know how to explain it to him, but that I didn’t want to.
I wondered when I had grown tired of explaining and resorted to giving vague, if not untrue, responses. “Low blood sugar, that’s all, I lied. When I caught Conrad’s skeptical look, I asked before he could press further, “What did you want to talk to me about?”
He parted his lips and humored me with a white lie in return. “It’s not a big deal.”
“Conrad,” I bit out. “If there’s something you need to tell me, go ahead. Beating around the bush only makes me anxious.” once you get
“We’ll talk about it better,” he said.
Conrad had never been the straightforward type. It was probably the reason why I couldn’t see him as anything but an older brother. He certainly wouldn’t be an ideal romantic partner for me.
However, I knew how to get him to spill, so I urged, “You have to tell me because I know you’ve got something on your mind, and the secrecy is killing me. It won’t do my recovery any good.”
Exasperation flickered across his face as he relented. “Fine, I’ll tell you.”
There was a pause before he continued, “Did you hear that Chris got into a heated argument with my parents?”
“No,” I admitted. When I saw Chris earlier today, he hadn’t mentioned it to me, either.
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