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

Chapter 438

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The thing I've been chasing for years... just dropped into my inbox like some sketchy mystery gift.

At first, I was excited. But then confusion hit me.

Why now? Why this random person? And how did he even know what I was looking for?

The accident happened forever ago-over a decade. Why had this person been sitting on that missing page for so long? Was it even real? Or was this some kind of weird trap?

A million questions ran through my head, but honestly, I couldn't let this go. No matter what.

My hands were shaking as I typed back: [When can we meet?]

No response.

I waited, like, five seconds, but it felt like an eternity. Who even was this person? When did he add me?

I checked his profile and realized he'd friended me a while back, and I'd even left a note: [Officer Sawyer.]

had sent a friend request ages ago, but

in charge of my

[Officer Sawyer, I'd like to meet

typing. My heart was in my

[Wait for my call.]

they

I quickly replied: [Okay.]

I stared at the screen, feeling everything-excitement, anxiety, and something darker

page, Hayden's dad being involved... it had all been messing with my head. And now, this missing page felt like a ticking bomb. But who was gonna get blown up? I didn't know, and honestly, I was too scared to even guess. Still, the more freaked out I got, the more determined I was

to figure out if I should tell him

asleep?" Hayden asked as he stepped outside, all cool and fresh

arms around him. "Couldn't

was steady against my ear, but it only made mine

hand gently rested on top of my head.

my lip. Should I tell him? It

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accident, nothing had been easy. And now that I was so close to the truth, I was terrified I'd screw it up. Even though I trusted