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

Chapter 158

Chapter

158

I drove in silence, unsure of what to say.

I was scared that saying the wrong thing might hurt Hayden even more. But part of me couldn't stop thinking about my own parents and their crash.

Was it really just an accident? Or was there more to it?

Back then, I was too young to get what really happened. Matthew handled everything. Maybe he was the only one who actually knew all the details. I figured I could ask him when I saw him later.

Since I stayed quiet, Hayden didn't push it, and the rest of the ride was just... well, quiet.

As we pulled up to the Johnston residence, the auto gate recognized my car and slid open, letting us drive right into the courtyard.

me this big smile and waved." Rea, you're back! I'll let Mr. and Mrs.

shaking my head,

car and walked over to me. She was definitely curious, so I linked my arm with his and introduced him. "This is my boyfriend, Hayden. And Hayden, this Is

Isabel was just the housemaid, she'd been at the Johnston residence way longer than I had, and she was

her a

her expression

with another guy? It was bound to stir things up. Isabel wasn't the

on my arm, we walked past Isabel and headed toward the main hall of the

the chairman, managing thousands of people, but you can't even keep your two sons in line. One's

Lindey's voice spiked with frustration. "Are you pretending to

their share of arguments. Today, though, Lindey seemed genuinely upset, and I couldn't

respond, you'll just nag

and now I'm old and worn

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the main hall, we saw them-Matthew sitting in a chair with Lindey on his lap, her hands half-heartedly pushing him away as he held

especially from a couple their age. Most people would settle into routines, and moments like this usually happen behind closed doors,