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

Chapter 309

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Was he seriously teasing me with that straight face?

But he was always so principled! It made me wonder if he was serious or if I was just overthinking it.

"Don't believe me? Try it," Hayden said, his eyes warm and steady, making my cheeks

haven more.

I playfully pinched his arm, pretending to be annoyed. "Do you actually want to hear what I have to say or not? Because if not, I'll just keep it to myself." "I'm listening!" he said quickly.

I glanced out the window and told him what Wayne had shared with me the other day. After I finished, Hayden nodded, his expression thoughtful. "So, are you worried?" "Yeah, but I'm not worried about Jace. I'm conce

about RiverwaveCorp," I clarified quickly.

"I know," Hayden said, pressing a gentle kiss to the top of my head. "You feel like this whole situation is way more complicated than it seems, right?" He understood me so well.

"You're not wrong to be concerned. It's possible everything, starting with Wayne's return, was part of a plan," Hayden suggested, and my eyes widened.

"Do you really think so?" I had my suspicions, but hearing him say it so directly still caught me off guard.

and kind. Whether when we were kids or later on, he always looked out for me and Jace, as an older brother would. Four years ago, he left without saying

his tone calm and measured. "Kiki, you don't really understand men." I couldn't argue

likes you, right?" Hayden

I only found

a long time-probably not much later than Jace did. His feelings for you are just as strong, if not stronger," Hayden said with

stayed quiet, letting

a

"He left right after Jace and I got

and he realized he didn't stand

the supportive 'older brother,' he stepped back and left, probably hoping that putting distance between you two would help him get

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Chapter 309

couldn't. That's why he came back as soon as he heard you and Jace had broken up, hoping to take his

analysis made perfect sense. When Jace and I first started having problems, and Jace dismissed it as me just being dramatic, Wayne had been the one to take my call seriously and reach

I'd sensed something

and yet he could see all of this so clearly, almost like

didn't expect someone like you to come along and

into a small smile, and he