Chapter 216

Hayden went totally stiff in my arms. After a few seconds, he mumbled, "Are you pitying me?"

"I feel bad for you," I corrected.

He didn't say anything, and he definitely didn't hug me back, which made things way more awkward.

Right when I was about to let go, I glanced up and saw Jace standing a few feet away.

Wait, he was here?

I

And of course, Demi didn't bother giving me the heads-up.

I was about to drop Hayden's hand, but instead, I squeezed it tighter. He tried to pull away, but I held on.

Don't move."

He stopped. I kept holding his hand as I asked, "You're working late again tonight?"

gave a

leaning in close to

Adam's apple move, followed by a soft, "Yeah."

over to where Jace

from pale to dark, his eyes stormy before he finally turned and walked

was about to say something

turned and saw Jace walking away, then

his eyes. He probably thought my whole

So, I didn't

C, group 7-3 while installing the equipment."

didn't change. He just

I wasn't even there. I stood there, awkward, unsure if I

act earlier, I was about to let out a deep breath when I

met his eyes. They were calm and steady,

check. Just moments ago, he'd been upset, but now there wasn't a

Chapter 216

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come see this. It's bad. Such

much lately, I still cared about what was happening here, so

I was moving too fast or tripped over something, but suddenly

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