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.

could answer, Jace continued, "His teammate said Steve's not doing well.

just a friend-he was family. Someone who'd always had my back. Now he was in trouble, far/ from home, and of course

to do anything that could upset 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, after

you need when we get

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

I couldn't do that.

Jace suddenly pulled out

Before we broke up, Jace and I had taken a trip abroad, and my passport ended up in his bag. When things fell apart, I took everything

it, but

finally spoke, his voice

down, then back up at him with a soft smile. "It's not that

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it's my responsibility

a moment, he let go of the passport, his smile bitter. "You

we were together, you never

this his way of dredging up old

I?" I asked,

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

didn't I