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

Chapter 256

Hayden and Ron? Together?

And that last name... Hart?

All these thoughts slammed into my brain like a freight train.

I'd had my doubts before. I'd tried to connect the dots, but they both played it off like I was imagining things. But now, seeing them here, there was no denying it "Hayden!" I called out

Both Hayden and Ron turned toward me.

I was half-crouching by the pond, so they didn't see me at first. Ron even nudged Hayden and said, "Who's calling you? I thought I heard-

Before he could finish, Hayden spotted me and walked over. "You almost fell in," he said, reaching out his hand. I thought he was going to help me up, so I started to grab it.

But instead, he just scooped me up like I weighed nothing and carried me away from the pond. "Aren't you supposed to be having lunch with Mrs. Johnston? What are you doing here?"

Seriously? We were at a restaurant. What did he think I was doing here, feeding the fish?

swept up in his arms like that left me a little flustered. It took me a second to get my bearings. I glanced at him, then at Ron, who was standing nearby with a teasing smile, clearly entertained. "You two... know each other?" I asked. "Yeah," Hayden said easily, but then added, "We just

means he came for a job interview with us because someone had referred him. Was that

clear why

OceanixCorp vacancy to Hayden before, but this was

a little as he said, Someone's been paying a lot of attention

I was speechless.

laughed. "Ms. Kay, aren't you going

so Hayden got

mean, it made sense with his experience, but this seemed way too easy. Easy enough that Ron was already inviting

to working with you," Hayden said, extending his

was about to shake it, but Ron jumped in, grinning. "With you two,

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for

a hin hug.

+25 BONU

I was speechless. Again.

the next thing I knew, he was