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

Chapter 89

I should've known better than to look-it just messed with my head.

Right when I was about to turn away, Jace glanced back, locking eyes with me through the floor-to-ceiling window. His brows were furrowed.

I quickly shifted my gaze to Hayden, who'd just handed my phone back after finishing our order. I glanced down at the dishes he picked.

To my surprise, they were all my favorite foods.

But how could Hayden know what I liked? We didn't know each other that well. Maybe we just had similar

tastes?

I looked up, ready to ask, but stopped myself. Asking too many questions would make it obvious I cared, and I didn't want to give Hayden that idea.

Instead, I casually asked, "Want to drink something?"

"I don't drink," he declined. "And I've got stuff to do this afternoon."

Oh, right. He still had to check out apartments.

I figured that's why he wasn't drinking and said, "No worries. I'll come with you this afternoon, so no one's gonna rip you off."

off, and I gave him a curious look,

about to say.

met mine, steady and unflinching. "I've already decided to look

options."

was probably for the best. I didn't really want to tag along anyway. It'd be exhausting, and if something went wrong with the place I recommended, I'd feel responsible. Since he wasn't drinking, I ordered two non-alcoholic beverages and

and a voice I knew all too well cut in, "I thought your were in a hurry to meet the deadline? What are you doing here, having lunch?" Jace, that insufferable jerk, had shown

me want to slap him. Just

but Hayden beat me

his icy glare on Hayden, then back to

Hayden answered before

darker. "You? You're just a lighting engineer. What gives you the right to request a break? Your job is to help us finish the lighting adjustments and pass inspection." His words were so rude, I couldn't keep quiet anymore "Mr. Johnston,

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you think we're supposed to keep going like-robots without

analogy wasn't the smoothest, but the point

lighting guy, but isn't that exactly what you need

red, realizing he was being

This lunch is on my company," Jace muttered before stomping over to

smirk. "Mr. Hart, think