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

Chapter 269

If there was no issue with the park itself, then the problem had to be with Jace.

Thinking back to the nightmare and why I called, I asked, "Is this about Jace? Did something happen to

him?"

Wayne didn't answer right away. There was a pause before he finally spoke. "If you're worried, ask him yourself."

Classic Wayne-cutting through the nonsense. Nobody's really clueless, after all.

His words left me at a loss.

you should

Not wanting to make things awkward, he quickly added, "I just mean that even though you guys aren't together anymore, you've been like family for so long.

I gave a small, humorless laugh. "Yeah, I'm just worried about making Tanya jealous.

Wayne chuckled too.

let's grab lunch

just said we were like family, I didn't see a reason to

I let out a sigh of relief. Looked

it because of what he'd asked me yesterday-if I'd be sad if

years of history would not just disappear overnight, it was like he was a part of me. But

get out of bed when Hayden's message popped up: [You

warmer. Make sure you eat. Also, you don't

but he was acting like he owned

saw him as a big deal. If

off. It made me uneasy. Just because he was my boyfriend didn't mean he got to interfere with my job. But I knew he was just trying to be considerate, so I replied with a simple: [Okay.] Even though Hayden said not to, after getting ready and eating breakfast, I went to the office anyway. My legs felt like I'd

I thought you were off today," Ron said, holding a

I was taking a day off?"

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then gave an

Such a smooth talker.

of this was just to cover for Hayden. But

back to work," Ron said, trying to make