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

hapter 191 Chapter

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After I said that, I remembered what I'd wanted to ask him yesterday. "Those guys who came after you- did they give you any more trouble?"

As I spoke, I glanced at his hands and face, instinctively checking for any bruises. Luckily, there weren't

any.

"No," Hayden said, almost like he could read my mind. And even if they did, they wouldn't stand a chance.

So confident.

I finished the last sip of my soup and asked, "Have you found out anything about your dad's accident? Like, who's behind it? Why are they coming after you?" Hayden looked at me. "They're scared I'll find out the truth about my dad's boss's death."

He was being vague, like always, leaving me to dig for more. "Was his boss some big deal? Did his death mess with people's plans or something?"

"It's been over a decade. There's no financial benefit left. What they're worried about is the boss's kid holding a grudge."

Something in his voice made my throat tighten. "The boss had a kid? Do they know you're investigating?"

Hayden's gaze dropped, avoiding mine. "She doesn't know yet."

That caught me off guard. After a moment, I asked, "Are you gonna keep looking into it?"

like there wasn't even

yesterday didn't exactly look like amateurs." I voiced my

that fearless determination he always had. "What? Worried

won't bring them back. Putting yourself at risk for this... it's just not worth

forward, not live

something my dad used to say to my mom, and it had always stuck

muttered,

Leaving now would've been

little joke. "You're pretty good in the kitchen. Is that something you picked up in the military?

course not-he'd already told me

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Chapter 191

was a picky

words made

"You have a sister?"

He put extra weight on the word like it

it hit me-he had mentioned it

really say much about

hand froze for a second, and he gave me a quick

old is she? Is she my age? Is she in school? Working?" I couldn't help but

His grip tightened on