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.

his voice barely a whisper. "People always say there's a chance

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

been like this for a year,

years now," Wade corrected,

happen, it would have by now.

still try to convince them," I

pull the plug. I begged them for more time. They gave me one more week. Now... there are only

was

closing in on him.

her? Or is it because you don't want to live with the guilt?" I asked, trying to understand what was driving

"Even if she wakes up, I'll still owe

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

family, and it's making you feel

answer.

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a stop. "I'm not anyone important to her.

1 don't even

a moment before asking the question that had been hanging in the ant