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."

and just like that, Hayden nailed the moment

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

a science lesson. He was basically saying his romantic side only existed because of me. Classic. "No wonder Kiki

swelled. Meeting Hayden really was one of the best things that ever

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

at. "You're right. If it weren't for her drama, I

my head against

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

giving you a free lesson. Pay attention," I shot

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

another entrance, and for a second, I almost called out to him. But before I could, ho

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strange, like we were complete strangers now. A heavy feeling crept in, and

Johnston family was fading.

connection

around while Hayden and I picked up my test results. Thankfully, everything came back

out, my random

from

Hayden and I went to check on Yuna. She

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