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

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As Wayne's words sank in, an image of Jace from our school days flashed in my mind-back when he was carefree, wild, like nothing could touch him. He had zero worries back then.

I used to think he'd always be that way, but somewhere along the line, he changed. And now, here we are.

Guess the future's unpredictable for a reason.

"Jace also told me to take care of our parents... and you," Wayne's voice softened even more. "He said when you get married, I should let him know so he can personally give you his blessings."

My chest tightened at that. A wave of frustration hit me. Jace had everyone on edge, thinking he was about to do something drastic, when really it seemed like he just wanted to disappear for a while. "So, he wasn't actually making arrangements for the end," I muttered bitterly.

Wayne sighed on the other end. "Maybe h struggles."

aling with things we don't understand. Everyone has their

I let out a mocking laugh. "Struggles? He's got a wife, a kid, and a career that's practically blowing up. What struggles? Is this some kind of melodramatic, 'poor me' thing?"

assumed

or hating him the second we drew that

for a few seconds. "It's not so

reminded me of Hayden's take on my situation-and of the feelings Wayne had kept bottled up

asked him, have you let

I couldn't bring myself

shifted gears. "What

sounded a little thrown by the sudden change

clarified, "Jace has taken off, leaving everything to you. What do you

always do my best to take care of you all. As for the company... I'll oversee things until

Hayden

Wayne was always the overachiever, constantly chasing his parents' approval. There's no way he'd be content with just managing things. temporarily. "Matthew kicked him out of RiverwaveCorp. Even if he comes back, I doubt he'll be able to return," I said, hinting at something

was sharp-he'd understand exactly what I

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it weren't for the fact that he'd been so kind to me all these years, I wouldn't have hesitated to be even more blunt. "Rea." Wayne's voice dropped. "You think this is all connected to me,