No More Waiting, She Chooses Love novel Chapter 805

Jacqueline froze, her eyes suddenly welling up with tears. She nodded, "Alright, alright, it's a deal..."

I stumbled upon the news about Allen getting beaten up while browsing the internet. There were photos and videos plastered all over, and the comments section was full of people cheering. The internet was buzzing with rumors of his alleged mob ties.

But I knew the truth. It was Conrad who had orchestrated it.

And it wasn’t just me who knew. Anyone with half a brain could figure it out, which is why Dustin confronted him.

"You went after Allen. Are you tired of living peacefully, or do you just think you're indestructible?" Dustin's voice was sharp with accusation.

"Maybe," Conrad replied, a sardonic smirk playing on his lips. "The big fire didn’t manage to kill me, did it?"

Dustin caught the deeper meaning in his words, but he didn’t press it further. Instead, he simply said, "I’ve arranged a place for you to lay low. Lord Clark won’t let this slide."

"Let him come," Conrad shrugged, his demeanor utterly nonchalant.

Dustin let out a cold chuckle. "Conrad, do you still think our old man is as influential as he used to be? Don’t you see what he’s become? Lord Clark won't give him any more leeway."

Conrad lounged back on the couch, his legs casually propped on the coffee table, his shirt half-buttoned in a display of utter indifference. "I don’t recall ever relying on the old man’s influence."

Conrad pursed his lips. "Bro, you’ve always thought Mom and Dad favored me, handed me the family business on a silver platter. But maybe you didn’t know that when I took over the Wagner Group, it was nothing but a hollow shell, bled dry by the Clark family. It was me, Conrad, who rebuilt it from the ground up, made it strong and formidable, brought the Clark family to its knees."

Dustin’s eyes glinted with mockery behind his glasses. "Are you trying to tell me you earned it? That Mom and Dad entrusted you with the Wagner Group because you're more talented?"

"Isn’t that the truth?" Conrad met his gaze with a cold stare.

"Conrad, you all think I'm the one to blame..." Dustin shook his head slightly. "If I’m guilty of anything, it’s being Dustin, a part of the Wagner family."

Something in Dustin’s words didn’t sit right with Conrad. "What do you mean? What are you trying to say? You..."

Before he could finish, his phone erupted with a sudden ringtone. It was lying right there on the table, the screen flashing with their family’s number.

Conrad took a deep breath and picked up the phone, just as Dustin was about to walk out.

Watching him leave, Conrad answered, "Mom... What?"

His voice trembled with fear, causing Dustin to pause mid-step and turn back around.