Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 76

Not washing my hands-that was directed at both Wayne and me.

I was cool with it, but Wayne looked a little awkward.

"I won't get sick from a little dirt," I said, trying to lighten the mood.

Hayden walked over, holding a pack of wet wipes.

Wayne reached out to grab it, but Hayden kept his grip tight. So, I just took the pack myself and handed Wayne a wipe before grabbing one for me.

"Rea, who's this?" Wayne asked, eyeing Hayden, clearly wondering why this guy wasn't exactly being friendly.

such a strong vibe

"This is Hayden Hart, our lighting engineer," I introduced him, feeling the weight of Hayden's intense gaze on me. It pushed me to add, "And this is... my friend, Wayne." "Nice to meet you," Wayne said, extending his hand to Hayden.

But Hayden just gave a nod, and before things could get me awkward, Demi jumped in, "Mr. Hart's got a bit of a germaphobia."

Wayne smiled faintly, withdrawing his hand and turning to me. "Let's sit down and eat before the food gets cold."

licked her lips, eyeing the gnocchi.

be polite, extended the offer to Hayden. "Mr. Hart, want to try

porridge," Hayden declined, already

mid-bite, then looked at me with a smirk "Keira, I think Mr. Hart's acting like he's got a

her a

chuckled at our exchange, then said, "Mr. Hart seems to have

But today, it's like he's got a short fuse, "Demi said, her mouth full but still managing to keep talking. Fortunately, our food finally arrived. But after

Hayden, but he insisted she go ahead without him since he had to get

he walked away, and it was honestly pretty amusing. "You seem pretty cheerful. I was worried you might be feeling down," Wayne said, pulling my attention back to him. "Why would I be down?" I

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Chapter 76

the type to

in heartbreak. When I'm in love, that person's my whole world. But when

"That's the Rea I

parents?" I

odd they hadn't reached out lately. Had they finally accepted that Jace and I were

smile. "Do you think they're doing

think you and Jace are just on a break. They're convinced you'll work it out, that you're just cooling off and need some space." So that's what was