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

Chapter 104

""Wayne, what's going on?"

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Even though I had a pretty good idea of what was happening the second I saw him in that uniform, I couldn't help but ask. The whole situation was so absurd it almost felt like a joke.

I thought, 'Seriously? Is Hayden being in my life such a big deal that the entire Johnston family had to get involved?'

The weirdest part was Wayne had been working abroad for years. Wasn't he supposed to be heading back overseas? How did he end up at Riverwave Corp? Was he staying here for good now?

"I'm here to work, Ms. Kay. I look forward to your guidance," Wayne said, reaching out his hand, completely calm.

Even though I was totally thrown off, I reached out too, our fingers barely brushing. "Welcome, Way-"

I stopped mid-sentence, realizing I had no clue how to address him now.

Now that he was officially here for work, and technically my superior, calling him Wayne felt too casual.

call me Wayne," he said with that same

to clear roles and responsibilities. That's our

now, after all. If it was just some random employee, maybe Jace wouldn't know, but with Wayne? No chance he was out of the loop. Wayne seemed to get what I was hinting at and gave me a straightforward answer. "Executive

never heard

I

my eyes. Wayne being here to "help" was obviously just a cover-he was here

neither of

project last night. With you here,

Hayden a confused look. He met my gaze and

"Since it's your first day, you should get familiar with our workflow and the issues we're tackling. You're an expert in this area, so once you're up to speed, we can split the work. I'll partner with Ms. Kay, and you can work with Ms. Young" I stared

had just assigned Wayne's tasks and made the work arrangements,

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and distant vibe, was way more shrewd and calculating than I'd given

but Hayden didn't give