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

Chapter 169

As I listened to Tanya and the nurse chat, I found out she'd taken a nasty fall at the amusement park earlier today, messing with her pregnancy.

In the end, something did happen to her. But really, who was she gonna blame? 'You reap what you sow fits her situation perfectly.

After the nurse got her IV set up, Tanya and Jace sat down right across from Hayden and me.

It was clear Jace wasn't about to let this go tonight.

At first, he didn't say anything, just glared in our direction.

Hayden and I acted like he didn't even exist. But we both knew he wasn't gonna stay quiet forever.

Sure enough, barely two minutes passed before Jace spoke up, his voice dripping with accusation. "Rea, what's the deal with bringing him back to my home tonight?"

I'd already guessed he was gonna lose it over what happened this evening, and he just proved me right. I stayed calm, my face blank. "It means I'm starting a new life" Jace let out a scoff, his eyes flicking disdainfully toward Hayden.

"Yes, with him," I placed my hand over Hayden's as I spoke. nb him?"

"You've been turning red at the ears every time you lie since you were a kid. When you fix *that* habit, maybe I'll start believing you! Crap. I had actually forgotten about that. His comment made me want

being flustered, this whole fake thing with Hayden

smug smile creeping onto his face. The look screamed,

when she's mad

a death glare, like, 'Who the

a lifesaver. He was right-my ears totally turned red when I got pissed, so

wait... how did

hadn't known each other that long. Had he really picked up on something so

more observant than I gave him

ears are red right now because you make me mad I

but instead of going off, he sneered "You're just doing this to

Wow. Seriously?

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Chapter 169

and the way Tanya's face turned bright red made it obvious

Hayden grabbed my hand. Before I could even

lips spread across my

playing along with our whole fake thing, but still, the feel of his lips left this warm, lingering sensation that had my cheeks totally heating up. Hayden's boldness only made Jace more pissed. He shot up from his seat, but Tanya grabbed