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

Chapter 144

There was no response on the other end, just the sound of the call disconnecting.

Even though the door in front of me hadn't opened yet, I knew I'd guessed right.

A moment later, the door swung open, and there stood Hayden, dressed in gray loungewear.

So, my new neighbor was Hayden.

So, the past few days, it wasn't like he hadn't been around-he was literally living right across from me.

He wasn't pulling late shifts anymore; instead, he was coming here early, staying in that apartment, quietly watching over me. But even though he was just across the hall, he hadn't said a single word to me. And now it all clicked-he must've decided to rent this place when he was fixing my pipes.

When I saw him, everything finally made sense.

"Come in," Hayden said calmly, not even a hint of embarrassment for getting caught.

Honestly, there was nothing wrong with him renting the place; I was the one making a big deal out of it. But still, I couldn't bring myself to just say, "Hey."

Instead of walking in, I just stood there at the doorway, giving him a hard stare. "Don't you think you owe me an explanation? What's going on?"

"Come in, and I'll explain," Hayden replied, stepping aside to let me in.

swallowed my frustration and walked

knew deep down he was doing this for me, I couldn't shake the

he'd been

I hesitated. I'd been here before-I remembered exactly what the place looked like.

couch left. It looked like the place had

at me. "Did you come in here

dodging my question again, and my irritation flared up even more. I

toward a room off to the side. "I packed everything up and

he needed in

a normal place, you'd at least have a TV stand or a small table-somewhere to put a cup of coffee or your

was so into minimalism, why didn't he pack up my parents' stuff when he stayed in their room back in

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I didn't ask him that. Instead, I went for the obvious question, "Why'd you

across from mine?"

hesitate. "The rent

here

remembered overhearing him on the phone in his room that day. Looking back, I