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."

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

"You might look like a total science geek, but who knew you had such a

casually. "It depends on how 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 said with

of

you should probably thank Tanya," Lena teased, giving

right. If it weren't for her

my head against Hayden's

didn't eat much, or this PDA

you a free lesson.

entrance. But just as we were

second, I almost called out to him. But before I could, ho turned away, walking straight

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complete strangers now. A heavy feeling crept in, and it hit

Johnston family was fading.

my connection with the

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

out, my

just from stress-go

went to check on Yuna. She looked kinda down, probably

though. Instead, I casually switched topics. "Hey, there's this