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

Chapter 459

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Hayden didn't push the conversation further. He must've sensed that I was still upset.

When I finally saw Steve, he was in a prison jumpsuit, his once stylish hair shaved down to almost nothing. I'd never seen him like that before. It almost brought tears to my eyes. Steve had clawed his way up to success, earning a spot in Jace's circle purely on his own. But now, everything he worked for could be destroyed.

"Steve," I called softly.

He looked up and smiled. "What are you doing here?"

That smile-same as always, like nothing could break him. No matter what, Steve always had a bright

smile for me, like his world was all sunshine.

I couldn't speak for a moment, and he laughed. "What? Do I look so bad you don't even wanna talk to me?"

I shook my head. Jace said Steve had been in a bad place, but here he was, still smiling like nothing was wrong. But I knew better. He was putting on a show, hiding his pain for my sake.

always be handsome," I

laugh. "No need to

okay? It'll be fine," I said, trying to reassure him while steering the conversation toward what I needed to know. Steve looked surprised

details. Just tell me

Don't leave anything out," I

opened them again, he said, "You guys need to stay out of this. I don't wanna

not leaving you to deal with this alone. No matter who's behind it, we'll make sure they can't pin this on

Houston. You don't know the people we're up against," he muttered, shaking his head.

you're still my friend, then listen to me. Leave. Go home. Don't stay here," he said,

Can we at least talk a bit?" I tried to

nothing to talk about.

now," I reminded

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tightened his grip on the bars, then let go, exhaustion taking over

just tell me what happened," I

and a half ago, someone from a club called