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

Chapter 286

"Hiss Hayden let out a soft sound.

I knew it wasn't pain but sensitivity. Shivers...

I could almost picture him trying to keep it together. Honestly, I was getting pretty wicked, more and more mischievous by the day.

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After stirring things up, I straightened, took a casual sip of my coffee, and turned to leave like it was no big deal.

Hayden seemed too stunned to react. He just sat there, probably trying to figure out what the heck just happened. Back in my office, I sat down, set my coffee cup on the desk, and rubbed my face, chuckling softly.

I didn't even know why I was laughing, but I just felt like it.

It was that kind of pure, genuine happiness that bubbles up from your heart-the joy of pulling off a little mischief.

Like a kid who can't stop giggling after a prank,

Just as I was enjoying myself, my phone buzzed with a new message.

I picked it up and saw it was from Cole: a location pin.

opened it and saw it was an address in an industrial park on the outskirts of the city. The destination was a company called NewWealth

send it

was he just

out, another message from him popped up: [If you

Retreat? Was this for real, or was Cole

directly. As soon as he picked up, he didn't even let me get a word in. "If you don't believe it, then don't go." "Didn't you tell me not to meet your dad? That he wouldn't tell me

sense.

say that. But don't you want to know the truth? Cole snorted. "If you're not interested, then just

clap back when he added, "Oh, and just so you know, I gave you the address.

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talk to my dad or not, that's up

with my mouth open and no

my phone in my hand.

had already laid everything out for me, and Cole wasn't totally off base with what

I suspected, then Thorsten would probably cover for

at

mean accepting that my parents' accident was

But was it really?

parents had no other relatives; I'm their only family. If they were

out the truth would at least bring me some peace of