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.

or later on, he always looked out for me and Jace, as an older brother would. Four years ago, he left without saying a word, and when he came back, he made

now, things could be different," Hayden said, his tone calm and measured. "Kiki, you don't really

likes you, right?" Hayden asked

that before. I only found out when he came

His feelings for you are just as strong, if not stronger," Hayden

quiet, letting him

left for a few

confirmed. "He left right after Jace and I

"Exactly. You made your choice, and he

and left, probably hoping that

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as soon as he heard you and Jace

started having problems, and Jace dismissed it as me just being dramatic, Wayne had been the

wasn't clueless. I'd sensed something

see all of this so clearly, almost like he was reading Wayne's

he didn't expect someone like you to come along and steal the

a small smile, and he made