NovelEnglishChapter 298 Conrad cin 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 pinagainst 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.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtI 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 fu He parted his lips and humoredwith 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 makesanxious." 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 tellbecause 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.
Conrad sighed. "My mom threw Jewel out of Chris' house, so he got mad and argued with her. My dad gave him a beating to straighten him out and told him they would disown him. He even threatened to kick I had heard of Jewel getting kicked out of the house, but I hadn't heard about the latter half. I had a feeling things would turn out this way when Bree first mentioned she would cast out Jewel, but she refused to take my advice.
"Why are you tellingall this?" I asked. Conrad must have a reason for tellingnow.
He winced as if debating whether to tellthe truth.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmlaughed, sensing the reason for his hesitation. "You wantto talk to your parents, huh?" "I know I shouldn't drag you into this mess, Maddie, but my parents listen to you. Besides..." Conrad trailed off, but I knew what he would say.
"Besides, this all happened because of me, right?" I finished his sentence for him.
"That's not what I meant, Maddie," he began defensively.
A chuckle escapedas I said, "Chris move in. It was one of the reasons why he going to givethat house as a present, but he let Jewel left him. I told you an much."
Conrad pinnedwith a hard stare, and I welcomed it "I never told your parents is about it. As for how they found out about Jewel staying there, your guess is an good as mine. But letmake something clear."
I paused for emphasis and continued solemnly, "I did not rat Chris out if I didn't want Jewel in that house, I would have thrown her out the moment I saw her In It "Maddie, you've got it all wrong. I wasn't accusing you or anything. I was just..." Conrad tried to explain, but I held up a hand to stop him mid-sentence. "Letfinish."
He stopped talking and remained quiet as I went on. "Your mom toldabout this over the phone. I told. her that this was in the past and she should let it go, but she insisted on seeing it through. Your father's punishment of Chris remains between them." Surprise flashed in Conrad's eyes. He probably did not expect such heartless words from me. A few seconds
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