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

Chapter 325

Chapter 325

Hearing Lena's words, I couldn't help but feel a bit sad inside.

She'd had this secret crush on Nate forever, and if I hadn't nudged her, she probably would've kept it bottled up.

But Nate... the way he responded was so blunt, like he wasn't even trying to spare her feelings. If he wasn't into her, fine, but did he really have to be that harsh?

I was just about to step in and defuse the tension when Nate Interrupted Lena again, his voice steady but firm. "I'm not bothered by the trouble, and besides, you're only allowed to trouble me." Wait, what?

I blinked, totally confused. And by the look on Lena's face, she was just as lost.

"Nate-"

But Nate cut Lena off again. "Didn't you say you liked me?"

She froze.

"If you like me," Nate continued, "then why are you letting other guys give you attention? Why are you accepting someone else's affection?" Oh. My. God.

It finally clicked-he was jealous. Like, straight-up, out-in-the-open jealous.

of confessing? Because if so,

I felt this surge of excitement

Lena. She looked like she was short-circuiting. "N-Nate, are you saying...

Isn't

unbothered. "If you like me, then you can only

maybe even more

nervously. "I do like you, but... you never said you liked me,

trailed off, clearly scrambling

like you,"

it was. He liked

there, totally frozen, but you could tell Nate's confession had her spinning.

diving even deeper, "I've liked you for longer than you've

My fists clenched as I silently cheered for Lena This was it-her moment! She should be leaping into his arms right about now. But...

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there. Silent. Not

Was she that shocked?

on for what felt like forever. I was about to jump in and save the situation when Nate spoke again, clearly getting impatient. "Lena, why aren't you saying anything?" "Oh. Got it,"

I almost face-palmed.