Chapter 90

If I could've disappeared on the spot, I would've done it in a heartbeat.

But I couldn't.

And I knew that the longer I dodged this, the more Hayden would overthink it.

He was the type who never held back-always said whatever popped into his head, no matter how bold or out-of-line it was. He didn't treat me like an outsider, that was for sure.

With that in mind, I forced myself to look up casually. "Really? Words alone don't prove anything."

"Mm," Hayden hummed, taking a sip of water. "I can-"

The second he started, alarms went off in my head. "Hayden, shut up."

I surrendered..

"I was going to say, if you need proof, I can go to the hospital," Hayden finished.

Even though it sounded innocent, it still felt loaded with all sorts of hidden meanings.

Why would I need him to prove anything? I wasn't his girlfriend.

"Save that proof for your future wife," I shot back, standing up abruptly and heading to the restroom.

Just as I rounded the corner, a hand grabbed my arm, and the familiar scent told me who it was before I even turned around.

"Rea, don't you think it's a bit much to be having lunch with a lighting engineer in a place

of him, and I couldn't help but laugh. "Are we not allowed to eat here? Did

popping. "If you're gonna find a guy,

he walked in, everything he said dripped with contempt

course, it was meant

How many of those do you have?"

learned about Hayden's impressive background this morning after digging into

he was a successful CEO, but his academic record was nothing to brag about. On that front,

he'd inherited

Jace was too proud, always focused on his own accomplishments, never

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your eves, am I really that

""You're not

completely. After all, he was someone I'd loved for ten years. If he

you're not better than Hayden," I added, knowing exactly how much it

almost to the point of pain. Just thinking about how gentle

done. Who I eat with, what I do-it's none of

expression further, but he sneered, "If you want to prove your worth, then find someone better than me. Someone who's

not worried about what people think when you're with a pregnant widow, so why should I care? And here's a reminder for you-if you find someone better than me, I'll genuinely wish you well. But instead, you've chosen a

smirk, "Though I

left sputtering, struggling to come up with a

his grip

front of the mirror, staring at my reflection. My face wasn't as

though Jace and I were over, his hurtful words

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