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

Chapter 363

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Out of nowhere, Lena blurted, "If you'd been this smooth earlier, Jace wouldn't have run off."

It felt like she'd lost her mind for a second, because bringing up an ex in front of your current boyfriend? Major no-no.

I stiffened for a second, but I knew Lena wasn't trying to hurt me. She wasn't clueless either. One glance at her and I caught the mischievous wink she sent my way.

I got it-she was testing Hayden. She wanted to see how he'd react to hearing about Jace. Classic Lena, always pushing boundaries.

Most guys would flinch at the mention of an ex, especially in front of their girlfriend. But I wondered, How far is she gonna take this? What if she pushed too hard, and Hayden just decided to peace out?

I risked a glance at him. His expression didn't change. No flicker of annoyance, no comment, nothing.

Lena wasn't about to let it go. "Right, Hayden? Don't you think?"

I wanted to melt into the floor.

But Hayden just replied, "Kiki only gets clingy with me."

wave of sweetness filled the air, and just like that, Hayden nailed the moment with his perfect, effortless

tongue. "You might look like a total science geek, but who knew

the particles combine." Trust Hayden to turn love into a science lesson. He was basically saying his romantic side only existed because of me. Classic. "No wonder Kiki fell for you," Lena

Hayden really was one of the best things that ever happened to

know, you should probably thank Tanya," Lena teased, giving me

hinting at. "You're right. If it

leaned my head

or this PDA would've made,me sick," Lena

just giving you a free lesson. Pay

as we reached the hospital's main entrance. But just

heading toward another entrance, and for a second, I almost called out to him. But before I could, ho turned away, walking straight toward

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felt... strange, like we were complete strangers now. A heavy feeling crept in, and it hit me

Johnston family was fading.

my connection

up my test results.

my

from stress-go

bounce back to work, so Hayden and I went to check on Yuna. She

go all cheerleader on her, though. Instead, I casually switched topics. "Hey, there's this concert coming