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

Chapter 259 Chapter

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I'd failed miserably as a daughter. I knew my parents died in a car accident, but I didn't know a single detail about what happened that day.

Lindey's expression shifted, and she gently grabbed my wrist. "Rea, we agreed not to talk about this anymore. It's in the past."

"I'm not a kid anymore. I can handle it. Please, just tell me," I said, squeezing her hand back.

Her hand trembled slightly. "It's over. Why bring it up again?"

I stayed quiet for a few seconds. "Lindey, they were my parents. The only family I had."

My parents grew up in an orphanage, and when they were gone, I became an orphan too.

Maybe my words got through to her. After a long pause, Lindey finally spoke. "When Matthew and I got to the crash site, your mother was already gone. Your father was barely hanging on. He grabbed Matthew's hand and could only say your name..." Lindey choked up and stopped, and I felt a lump in my throat too.

It was like ripping open an old wound, and now I understood why Lindey had been so reluctant to talk about it. She didn't want to hurt me.

about you, that he was asking us to take care

I didn't bring this up to drown in sadness. Pushing past the ache in my heart, I pressed on, "What exactly happened in the accident? Was

I'd seen in a phone video flashed in my mind. My heart clenched, and

driver died on the spot, and the car was completely totaled. As

I asked, remembering how upset he'd gotten the last time I'd brought

"This..." Lindey hesitated again.

tell me," I pleaded, my voice

face. "Rea,

reluctance to give me a straight answer only made my anxiety spike.

was, she sighed. "It seemed... there was an issue with the

I asked, struggling

squeezed my hand gently.

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there was no way to know who was really

was my

anymore. Come, eat something." Lindey said, trying