Chapter 121

Chapter 121

"Mr. Hart will pay, right?" Demi then turned to Hayden. "Is that cool with you, Mr. Hart?"

I half expected Hayden to shut her down, but then he just said, "If she's up for it, sure."

I was floored.

Demi pinched my arm, her eyes wide with excitement, totally picking up on the weird vibe.

Was Hayden just messing around, trying to stir up more drama?

Before Demi could start gossiping, I forced a smile and said, "I'm not exactly broke, so I'm gonna pass."

"Keira..."

Hayden glanced at me, not saying a word.

Ms. Brown, the landlord of the apartment across from mine. Figuring she had some news, I picked up. "Morning,

I hate to bother you this early,"

I replied, taking

refused compensation, so the situation's still tricky..." Ms. Brown's words had this weird déjà vu, like

stress. I did a little digging on the guy-no criminal record, no shady stuff, and he's pretty good-looking too. Actually, he used to-" Ms. Brown was cut off when Hayden suddenly called my name.

Ms. Brown said next.

it's cool," Hayden added, casually peeling a

I'm not gonna eat

dismissed

the peeled egg into his mouth all at once. It looked like he was choking

feeling he didn't really want my egg in

did he even ask

He stood up, slung his bag over his shoulder, and said,

in, whispering, "Keira, it's not that he didn't want to

rolled my eyes and said, "What, does my fried egg have some

Chapter 121

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255