Chapter 208

Conrad didn't say a word, just quietly stared down the corridor. "If you're really serious about her, you should let her know sooner rather than later," Bradley said. "She doesn't seem like the fragile type-might be able to take it." Truth be told, he was kinda worried about where things were heading. Conrad had been ice-cold for years, finally catching real feelings for a woman-but of all things, it started with a marriage that was more like a deal. If he kept dragging this out and waited until Calliope was completely used to thinking of him as just a firefighter, then suddenly hit her with the whole ‘hey, I'm actually the powerful and ruthless second son of the Hilliard family'... yeah, that'd blow things up real good. Still dead silent, Conrad turned around and started walking toward the hospital room. As night fell, the small park behind the hospital glowed under the streetlights with two shadows running side by side. Calliope was catching her breath while excitedly sharing the day