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.

my frustration and walked

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

that he'd been

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

stuff that had been here was gone. The living room was stripped bare, with nothing but a couch left. It looked like the place

me. "Did you come in here

my question again, and my irritation flared

gestured toward a room off to the side.

needed in this

TV stand or a small table-somewhere to

up my

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

across from mine?"

didn't even hesitate. "The rent was

here wasn't

plenty of other apartments in this complex. Why rent the one directly across from mine?" As I asked, I remembered overhearing him on the phone in his room that day. Looking back, I realized how clueless I'd been. He must've thought I was an