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.

I could answer, Jace continued, "His teammate said Steve's not doing well. He's been really agitated.

a friend-he was family. Someone who'd always had my back. Now he was

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

we get there," he replied, clearly missing the

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

I couldn't do that.

out a red booklet from his

I had taken a trip abroad, and my passport ended up in his bag. When things fell apart, I took everything else, but the passport slipped my

reached out to take it, but he didn't let go right

his voice low.

him with a soft smile. "It's not that I can't-it's that I

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it's my responsibility to make

of the passport, his smile bitter. "You really care about him, huh?"

expression soured even more. "Funny, when we were together,

this his way of dredging up old

asked,

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

I care about