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

Chapter 84

"You'll never get it to turn!"

"It's been rusted shut for years."

"The ground's so hard now, the valve's practically buried."

People were whispering among themselves, but I couldn't take my eyes off Hayden.

I definitely didn't expect him to go full-on flat on the ground like that. His veins were popping out of his temples and arms as he pushed with everything he had, muscles straining under the effort.

But even with all that, the valve wouldn't budge. His face started turning red from the strain.

"Young man, save your energy. A few strong guys already tried, and they couldn't get it," an older neighbor said, noticing how hard Hayden was pushing himself.

I started feeling worried. "Hayden, maybe we should just leave it and call someone else to handle it."

Just as I said that, Hayden suddenly relaxed, and with a calm tone, he said, "It's done."

Then, in one quick move, he got up, casually brushing off the dirt and grime. "Let's head upstairs and check."

the stairs, and stepping

wait until the

back

instantly. "No, no, that's not

left my mouth, I felt my cheeks heat up, especially since the people around us were now watching

picking up on something. Then, he said, "I'll go up and take care

I could respond, he reached out and took the keys from

without thinking. The sensation...

I had never felt with

in love. At that moment, I started

him until an old

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the ground like that," another old lady added. There aren't many

and I felt this weird flutter

I made my way upstairs. The door was open, and the

rolled up my pant legs and waded inside, heading straight to

working on the valve. When he noticed me, he explained, "This section snapped off. It was probably corroded from years

been touched in over a decade, so it