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

Chapter 450

Chapter 450

My heart skipped a beat. "What happened?"

Jace's face darkened. "He got into a fight."

A fight overseas, right before a major competition? That didn't sound like Steve. "Did he ask you to come?

Jace hesitated. "He's been detained."

I blinked, stunned. "That serious?"

"Yeah, and if things don't go well, he could be facing long-term imprisonment." His words knocked the wind out of me for a second.

Seeing the worry on my face, Jace added, "I don't know all the details yet. One of his teammates called. I'm heading over to figure things out."

I nodded slightly. "Let me know if anything-"

"Do you want to come with me?" Jace cut in, eyes locked on mine.

wasn't expecting that. My mouth opened, but before I could answer, Jace continued, "His teammate said Steve's not doing well. He's been

Someone who'd always had my back. Now he was

Hayden. There was a time when Jace didn't care about my feelings and hurt me by being with someone else. I couldn't do the same to Hayden. "You go ahead. I'll come later,

you need when we get there," he replied, clearly missing

as a polite excuse, hoping he'd take the hint. But instead, he pushed,

I couldn't do that.

was about to respond when Jace suddenly pulled out a red booklet from his bag.

and I had taken a trip abroad, and my

to take it, but

stood there, locked in a tense silence, until Jace finally spoke, his voice low. "So,

soft smile. "It's not that I can't-it's that I don't want

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it's my responsibility

him hard, and after a moment, he let go of the passport,

expression soured even more. "Funny, when we were together, you never cared this much

his way of

I asked, giving him a

"Rea, you always thought I didn't care about you. But how much did you really care about me?" That

I care about