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

Chapter 106

I obediently stayed still and held onto Hayden even tighter.

Thump, thump...

His heartbeat was strong in my ear, and that's when it hit me-I was practically glued to his chest.

But fear had taken over everything else, and I couldn't even bring myself to care.

I clung to him like my life depended on it, convincing myself that if I held on tight enough, I'd know for sure it wasn't me moving-it was just the lift swaying. After what felt like forever, the shaking finally stopped, but I didn't let go until his voice cut through my thoughts. "Looks like you've got a new co-worker."

I blinked, slowly pulling away, and looked down to see what he was talking about. When I realized who it was, I froze.

Shock turned into a rush of anger as I slammed the button to lower the lift.

When we touched down, Tanya was standing there, wearing her usual fake innocent smile. "Ms. Kay."

are you doing here?" I asked, not even

like her had no business being here. The park wasn't even open yet, and half the safety checks weren't done. If anything happened to her, no one would be able to deal with the

me. "I'm here

at her, sure I'd

Johnston asked me to come. He said I should oversee the safety inspections here," Tanya replied, and I nearly

I shot back, completely losing my cool. Everyone was staring at me, shocked. Tanya wasn't alone-she had the project manager with her, and Demi and Wayne were already there too. "What

to be here," I said,

call was about to end that his voice finally came

Tanya here?" I asked, cutting straight to

beat around the

Chapter 106

+25 BONUS

sent her to work. Didn't she tell you?" Jace responded,

a good idea for her to be working here? What if something