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.]

sent a friend request

the officer in charge of my parents' case? My pulse picked

fired off another message: [Officer Sawyer, I'd like to meet

he was typing. My heart was

[Wait for my call.]

little words. Simple, but they hit like a ton of

I quickly replied: [Okay.]

feeling everything-excitement, anxiety, and something

weird advice to drop this, the missing page, Hayden's dad being involved... it had all been messing with my head. And now, this missing page felt like a ticking bomb.

on the balcony, trying to

as he stepped outside, all cool

wrapped my arms around him. "Couldn't

was steady against my ear, but it

gently rested on top

paused, biting my lip. Should I tell him? It wasn't that I didn't trust him-I totally did. But

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now that I was so close to the truth, I was terrified I'd screw