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

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Chapter 367

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Wade stood up and moved toward the window, his back to me. I wasn't sure what he was doing, but i found myself quietly stepping closer to the bed.

Now that I was up close, I could really see it she wasn't just gorgeous, she looked a lot like me.

If my parents were still alive, I would've gone straight to them and asked if I had a long-lost sister.

As those thoughts ran through my mind, my eyes drifted to the nameplate on the bedside: Narelle Yule, 28 years old.

Miss Yule, hello. I'm Keira, I silently introduced myself,

Wade's voice broke the stillness. "Come back in," he said into his phone, calling the caregiver back.

The caregiver returned quickly, and I took that as my cue to slip out of the room. Wade followed silently, and we walked side by side in heavy quiet. It wasn't until we'd walked some distance that he finally spoke. "The doctors say there's no chance she'll recover. Her family... they've already given up."

"But you haven't," I said.

whisper. "People always say there's a chance for

We see them on TV, hear about them in stories, but in real life, they're rare-rarer than

like this for a

Wade

to happen, it would have by now. The fact that even her family

to convince them," I

I begged them for more time. They

sense now. The deadline was looming, and with Narelle still

closing in on him.

because you don't want to live with the guilt?" I

hard. "Even if she wakes

save him, that debt became part of him. Even if she woke

family, and it's making you feel powerless,

answer.

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anyone important to her. I don't

don't even have the right

him so defeated, I hesitated for a moment before asking the question that had