Chapter 17.1

Letting go from the tight embrace of my aunt, I bid my goodbye for the last time before turning to Conrad who's just behind me.

"Ready?" I heard him ask, his voice soft.

I nodded at him as he diverted his attention to my aunt who started thanking him again for a hundred times now. That made him laugh before we both started walking away. I wave my hand in the air while still looking at aunt Astacia whose gaze is following us as we walk farther.

Our last day in Chicago ends here in the airport. I still wish that I could stay here longer than just two days, but I am not the one who gets to decide. And this is also not a long ass vacation that I can possibly have with my boss.

Thick face, ew.

"Are you going to sleep again before your fancy jet takes off?" I tease Conrad as he sits down with his eyes glued on the screen his phone.

"Why? So you can take another photo of me again while I'm sleeping?" He teases back without even having to look at me.

I chuckle and sit beside him.

I don't know