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.

barely a whisper. "People always say

sure. We see them on TV, hear about them in stories,

me she's been like

years now," Wade corrected, his voice

have by now. The fact that even her family had given

them," I suggested, hoping to offer

week, they wanted to pull the plug. I begged

was looming, and with Narelle still unresponsive,

closing in on him.

holding on because you can't let go of her? Or is it because you don't want to live with the guilt?" I asked,

hard. "Even if she wakes up, I'll still

From the moment Narelle sacrificed herself to save him, that debt became part of him. Even if she woke up perfectly

can't convince her family, and it's making you feel powerless, isn't it?" I asked, already knowing

answer.

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"I'm not anyone important

even have the

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