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 with his perfect,

a total science geek,

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

swelled. Meeting Hayden really was one of the best

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

what she was hinting at. "You're right. If it weren't for her drama,

leaned my head against

much, or this

a free lesson. Pay attention," I shot

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

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

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were complete strangers now. A heavy feeling

Johnston family was fading.

connection

picked up my test results. Thankfully, everything came back

out, my

just from

to work, so Hayden and I went to check on Yuna. She looked kinda down, probably because her surgery got pushed

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