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.

Wayne," he said with that same warm

it's better to stick to clear roles and responsibilities. That's our CEO's policy," I said, bringing up Jace as

know who decided Wayne should be here, but I was certain Jace was in on it. He was the CEO 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

a position I'd never heard

progress and final completion. Plus, I

rolling my eyes. Wayne being here to "help" was obviously

his and Jace's perspectives, neither of them wanted me getting

night. With you here, we should be able to finish even earlier,"

confused look. He met my gaze

to Wayne, "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

just assigned Wayne's tasks and made the work arrangements, shutting down any

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Chapter 104

to keep tabs on me and

and distant vibe, was way more shrewd and

didn't give him the chance. He turned back to