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

Chapter 150 Chapter

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I froze for a second, wanting to pull away from Wayne's grip, but his grip was too tight, not giving me a chance to break free.

The whole vibe of being controlled by someone else totally freaked me out, and I hated it. I scrunched up my face. "Wayne-" Before I could even get the words out, Wayne cut me off. "Rea, Jace is my brother. I can't talk bad about him, but he's different. You can't just throw away your principles because of him."

His grip tightened even more, and I could feel the tension radiating off him. His hands shook slightly, and the way he looked at me was intense, his eyes dark and serious, his voice almost desperate. "Dating isn't some game. One wrong move could mess everything up." Seeing how serious he was, I started to feel a little bad for him. I almost thought about telling him that Hayden was just a temporary thing.

But that thought disappeared as fast as it came. I brought Hayden into this mess to shut down any lingering hopes they had, and if I told Wayne the truth, what would be the point?

"I'm not a kid anymore, Wayne. I know what I'm doing," I shot back.

"But you've only known Hayden for a few days!" Wayne's voice got louder, like he was starting to lose it.

Seeing the disbelief in his eyes, I decided to drop a bombshell. "It's true I've only worked with him for a few days, but our thing started way before, back when I was in Chiverton."

vague, thinking of Wayne like

eye's going wide in shock as he stared at me. His grip on my shoulder tightened, like he might actually leave

just kept looking at me with this

his gaze, fully understanding just how much he was feeling, then shifted a little. "Wayne, some things are just out of our control. Maybe Hayden and I

said it, I felt Wayne's body

his hands stayed on my shoulders,

he had no idea what was going on.

at Wayne as he spoke. "Come on, I'll have someone bring some

himself together quickly. He let go of me

Wayne walked away.

heading back to my office. As I passed by Ron's office, I decided to ask for the afternoon off. I needed to pick out a gift and then head over to the Johnston

Chapter 150

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talking on the phone. "Bro, it's done... Yeah, he's outta here... Haha, don't worry, you're way ahead of him. He couldn't catch up even if he tried...