Chapter 456

I was sitting on the hotel balcony, staring out at the rain when Hayden's video call flashed on my screen.

There's something about a foreign city that makes everything feel kind of... lonely. Especially when it's pouring.

As I sat there, the conversation I'd overheard played on repeat in my head. And suddenly, Jace's weird questions about Hayden made sense. Not to mention why Kylian had been acting so weird around him. Hayden wasn't just some regular guy.

He was from that Hart family.

I thought he was just your average guy-next-door, and now it turns out he was some secret heir to a filthy rich, powerful family. Like, for real?

What was this? Some undercover billionaire thing? Was he scared I'd stick around just because of his

money?

A bitter laugh escaped me as I grabbed my phone, which had been buzzing nonstop at my feet.

Hayden's face filled the screen-handsome as ever. "Kiki, I can explain."

call log. Of course he knew

toes, pretending I didn't already know the

hide anything." Hayden said, his

on the window. "Everyone's got their reasons. You didn't have to

"Kiki..."

family, didn't you? He wouldn't dare mess with me because of you, right?" I asked, half-whispering, not really expecting him to come clean. ""It's not like

of boyfriend lets their ex babysit

"Kiki..."

being lied to." I blinked and realized

but the timing never felt right," Hayden said, tension thick in his

never gonna say anything unless I overheard it today?" The bitterness in my tone was undeniable. Silence.

it."

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blinked, totally thrown. Why didn't he want to go back to his

I forced myself to stay calm. "It's fine, Hayden. You didn't have to tell me. Like you said,

I was twisting his words, but I couldn't stop. My heart felt all

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