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

Chapter 432

Wait, what? Kept the Johnstons waiting?

It wasn't just what Kylian said that threw me off-it was the fact he said "we" while talking to Hayden. Lena shot me a confused look, but I stayed quiet, holding my breath, waiting for Hayden's response.

There he was, in his perfectly tailored suit, looking all sharp and in control, like a guy who's used to making big decisions. Kylian-who was supposed to be the heir of the Hart family-suddenly seemed like the sidekick. "If it's that hard, just make the decision yourself," Hayden said coolly.

Kylian looked relieved. "Then I'll finalize things with them today," he said. "When will you be free?"

Hayden's brow furrowed. "Not anytime soon."

Kylian blinked, clearly thrown off by the brush-off. Just as he was about to say something else, Hayden cut him off. "I'm having dinner with my fiancée and friends. We'll talk later."

And with that, Hayden walked away, leaving Kylian standing there with his hand half-raised, before he just let it drop, totally defeated.

Once they were out of sight, Lena tugged at my arm. "Isn't Kylian the Hart family heir? Why does he act like such a pushover around Hayden?"

Yeah, it was weird. I'd noticed that before.

"Maybe it's because Hayden's some big-shot expert. You know how companies worship talent these days,

though I

please. There are plenty of talented people

"Then

a second, then nudged me. "What if Hayden's secretly part of the Hart family

remembering everything about Hayden, and then laughed. "Yuna's surgery was covered

Lena trailed off, thinking hard. "He's a top-tier talent. He's gotta be making bank,

nodded. "Yeah, I wondered about that too. But Yuna told me Hayden's helped a ton of people. He probably donates most of what

needs to secure his own life first. Kinda

she said, mocking

all, but you've

"Don't be so hard on him. Maybe he's

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sure," Lena teased. "Always defending

don't you always defend

could tell something was weighing on her. She didn't want Nate to

to match her pace. "Look, if you don't want him to go, and you two

reached the terrace, and Lena stopped, staring out into the night. "If I say something, it'll just