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.

a bit much to be having lunch with a lighting engineer in a place

was full of anger, jealousy practically oozing out of him, and I couldn't help but laugh. "Are we not allowed to eat here? Did you buy out the

"If you're gonna find

everything he said dripped with

was meant to insult me

How many of those do you have?" I shot back,

about Hayden's impressive background this morning after

successful CEO, but his academic record was nothing

he'd inherited his dad's company, and in just a few years, he'd turned RiverwaveCorp

strengths and weaknesses." But Jace was too proud, always focused on his own accomplishments, never

Chapter 90

your eves, am I really that awful?"

""You're not

I'd loved for ten years.

Hayden," I added, knowing exactly how much

how gentle he'd been with

on. "Like I said, we're done. Who I eat with, what I do-it's

sneered, "If you want to prove

so why should I care? And here's a reminder for you-if

with a smirk, "Though I

left sputtering, struggling

free from his grip and

mirror, staring at my reflection. My face wasn't as composed as

though Jace and I were over, his hurtful words still managed

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