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

Chapter 342

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I eventually found myself in front of Matthew's hospital room. Standing outside were two men in black. suits, one of whom looked familiar.

It hit me he was one of Thorsten's bodyguards.

Thorsten wasn't even trying to keep a low profile. It's like he didn't care if people thought he was straight-up mafia or something.

Since he was already there, I wasn't about to just waltz in. But going back to Yuna's room wasn't happening either, so I wandered over to the hospital's little garden.

I barely sat down on a bench when this tiny voice piped up, "Miss, will you play ball with me?"

I looked down to see a little girl, maybe three or four, staring at me with these big, puppy-dog eyes. Ugh. I wasn't really in the mood, but how was I supposed to say no?

"Sure," I said, figuring it'd be five minutes, tops. But once we started, I got all these flashbacks of playing ball with my parents when I was a kid.

"Miss, you're kinda clumsy.

"Oops, you missed again. "Miss..."

I

I was not only stuck playing, but I was getting roasted by a toddler. Awesome. But, honestly? I was kinda having a good time.

voice called, snapping us out of

saw this drop-dead gorgeous woman in a strapless top and high-waisted

over.

Milly said, brushing her messy hair out of her

visiting. We

in full pout mode. "But I wanna play

won't wait for us," the woman said, strutting over

to walk on soft grass in those heels made me nervous. One wrong step, and she'd be down. But nope, she totally had it under control, moving like it was no big deal. Without even glancing at

Just a bit!" Milly whined, holding up

her mom said, sounding super frustrated, clearly hoping to scare Milly

awkward, so I tried to help "Milly, how about you head home

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Chapter 342

I'll play with you again,

crossed her arms, her voice sharper than a four-year-old's should be.

I gently patted her head. "Maybe, but who

Milly's arm. Then, under her breath, she added, Didn't I tell you not

I was completely speechless.

with me. You and

eyes flared. "You're

hand, and before I could think, I stepped forward, instinctively shielding Milly. But then,

Grey, life must be