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

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 quiet,

on my tiptoes, leaning in close to

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

flickered over to

quick glance, I saw him-fists clenched, face shifting from pale to

to say something when

Jace walking

eyes. He probably thought my whole affectionate act was just for

So, I didn't bother explaining myself. There was

running up, out of breath. "Mr. Hart, one of the guys knocked out the light in section C, group 7-3 while installing the equipment." Accidents are the last thing you want on a worksite, but

change. He just said,

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

embarrassed about my childish act earlier, I was about to let out a deep breath when I suddenly heard Hayden's voice.

met his eyes. They were calm and steady, like nothing had

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

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Such a

I hadn't been around much lately, I still cared about what was happening here,

fast or tripped