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

Chapter 253

After sending that, I added: [Some young hottie.]

Then I just stared at my phone, waiting. One second, two seconds, three seconds... still nothing. Um, what?

Was he mad? Or just ignoring me?

My fingers hovered over the screen, almost typing, "Hey, you good?" but then deleted it. Twice.

If he was gonna flip out over some random guy sending me flowers, then what would be next? Would he go all possessive like Jace did?

Back in high school, I had guys coming up to me all the time, and Jace acted like I was his personal property. Even when I was working at RiverwaveCorp, people flirted without knowing I was engaged, and he was the same-super jealous, always overreacting.

He'd get so mad. He wouldn't just get on the guy's case but also make it my fault for being, I don't know, too friendly" or something.

To keep the peace, I'd end up avoiding any guy friends who might set him off.

I swore I'd never let that happen again.

So, I tossed my phone aside and got back to work.

About ten minutes later, my phone rang. Hayden was calling

I frowned a little and answered, "What?"

"Why didn't you reply to my texts?" Hayden's voice crackled through, sounding all hurt.

I opened up my chat app and saw a string of

not so happy about it, but I know it's not

it, but you're not allowed to actually like

joke like that.

frustration through the screen. For

aren't you saying anything?" Hayden

don't know

mad, just... kinda jealous," he

laugh. "Jealous? What does that even look like? Send me a

having for lunch?" Hayden asked,

hinting that we should eat

to turn hirn down, so I told him I was having

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lunch with my girlfriend," Hayden said, making

"You're being so clingy.

that he was leaving today, so

were leaving? Is it for work?"

need to take care of some stuff. But I'll be back soon

company's HQ wasn't here, and they didn't have an office in this city

job?"

Remembering what Ron had suggested, I blurted out, "Hayden, why don't you join my company? They're hiring, and they could use someone like you." "You

you know, at the same

could still see each other whenever we want," Hayden said,