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

Chapter 453

"Silly girl," he whispered, wiping away my tears.

I buried my face in his chest. He was the one who promised he'd always be there to catch my tears, after

all.

"Hayden, are you sure you won't get jealous, letting me meet up with Jace? We'll have to talk, you know," I asked, wanting to hear him say it again.

He chuckled, that signature confidence shining through. "You already left him. What's there to be jealous about? And honestly, after me, I doubt any other guy's even on your radar."

Classic Hayden. But I had to admit, I kinda loved how sure he was. It made me feel like no one else could

ever compare.

He insisted on driving me to the airport, waiting until I was completely out of sight before leaving.

By the time I landed in Houston, it was already dark. I pulled out my phone to text Jace and let him know I was here, but to my surprise, there was already a message waiting from him: [I'm at the exit.]

I blinked. I hadn't told him I was coming, so how did he know?

one person could've given him the

ridiculously confident boyfriend actually let my ex-fiancé come pick

him

His voice was

guess who's already here? My

"Well, with him around, I don't have to worry about you being alone in a strange city." "Leaving me with my ex and calling that 'safe'? You've got too much faith

even think of betraying this

nothing I can do, I'll come back as soon as

you're there, stay a few days. I've asked around-someone might reach out

raised an eyebrow. "You've got connections in Houston

quiet for a moment. "Yeah, I

"Hayden, I didn't mean

I didn't take it the wrong way. You don't have

being petty. Clearly, my boyfriend's way more mature than me," I joked, giving him

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as I spotted Jace by the exit, awkwardly

starting to walk toward him,