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

Chapter 396

Chapter 396

Seeing Matthew struggle so hard to speak, I couldn't hold back my tears anymore.

I'd seen him in so many ways-confident, strong, always in control-but never like this, never this weak.

"Don't cry, Rea... don't cry," Matthew whispered, lifting his hand with all the strength he had left, trying to wipe my tears

away

I quickly grabbed his hand, wiping my tears on my sleeve instead. But then I froze.

Wait-this wasn't my jacket.

It was Jace's.

He'd dragged me out of the hotel earlier, and I was still in my nightgown. Once we got in the car, he handed me his jacket. I wanted to refuse, but it's not like I could go out in just a camisole, so I put it on. And I'd been wearing it over since.

lifting my tear-streaked face

gentle and complicated, the kind that made my stomach twist. I tightened my grip

body," Matthew whispered, his voice so weak I

many storms in life, always calm and logical. But this time was

he said suddenly, catching me

so much like me but was a total stranger. It sucked that we never got to

bet my mom was beautiful too," I said, forcing a

and really good at taking

right?" I

a good

knew what he was getting at. He felt bad about everything that went down with Jace. Guilt was practically written all over

me really well," I said, not wanting him stuck on Jace's screw-ups any

respond, just

since I walked in, he hadn't taken his eyes off

me. Even the nurse

completely blindsided by

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