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

Chapter 204

"I don't know!" Hayden answered briskly.

I laughed. "You don't know, but you showed up at my door anyway?"

He finished chopping and tossed the veggies onto a plate. "The old lady downstairs told me. She was like, 'Your girlfriend's back.""

I froze for a second, caught off guard.

Sipping my tea, I watched Hayden work with quiet admiration.

Suddenly, he turned and caught me staring. "What? Why are you giving me that look?"

I smiled lightly. "Just wondering if you're stalking me."

His eyebrows shot up. "What?"

"I'm kidding, chill. I know you've got better things to do," I teased, wandering back into the living room.

few more sips of tea, I set my cup down and started scrolling through my phone. Before I knew it, my eyes started getting heavy. I fell asleep

to kill me. A knife flashed, and I thrashed, trying to

was leaning over me, his hand on my shoulder. "Bad dream?"

guy who cornered you with his gang. He's working with Thorsten Drago. I saw him." Hayden's frown

I whispered, still

out of it. Got it?" His voice was serious, a bit

tell him I wasn't trying to get in the way, that I just wanted answers about my dad. Running into Darby had been a total accident, but I didn't

Drago is dangerous. You can't mess around with this. Promise me you won't do

wanted to say stayed stuck

sweat from my forehead with the back of his hand. "Go drink some water. Lunch is almost

started to leave, but I grabbed his hand.

exactly how dangerous Thorsten Drago was. He was one of Riverwave Corp's biggest clients, but the rumors

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expression softened as he looked at

warmth of his touch made the fear fade a little. I felt safe, just

to the kitchen, and soon he was bringing

as soon as I did, the room tilted. A wave of dizziness washed over