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

Chapter 505

Chapter 505

"I'll make it up to you for what my father did."

The words felt like a dull knife twisting in my chest. I looked straight at him. "Hayden, are you really just accepting this? "Haven't you been digging into this the whole time?

"Is this all you found-that your father tampered with the brakes and caused my parents' deaths?"

We'd suspected it might be true, but he'd promised me answers, promised me closure.

And now, instead of giving me that, he was just... accepting this inconclusive report. Even the police couldn't say it for sure.

Was this some kind of brush-off? Or did he just want me to hate him, to resent him because of his dad?

He didn't look at me, didn't say a word.

The bitterness tightened in my chest as I thought about how easily he'd pushed me away. "Hayden... did you already know about this? Is that why you broke up with me over what happened in Houston? Was it -just an excuse?" "No," he said firmly.

My eyes wavered.

down, watching the raindrops splatter on the ground. "I'm still investigating. If I find anything. I'll tell you the whole truth. But right now, all we have is this report, and it names my father as the prime 'suspect." I felt my breath hitch. "If... if Houston hadn't happened, and we were standing here with this report,

met my eyes, his gaze dark, almost haunted. "I don't know, Maybe... maybe I

does maybe

want you carrying that weight over your own parents," he said, his throat bobbing as he swallowed, "Keira, maybe we were

stared at him, a hollow laugh escaping. "Hayden, if you don't want to be with me, you don't need excuses or justifications. And don't act like it's for my sake." I looked him over, and suddenly, he felt like a stranger, even though he looked the same as ever. Funny how just a few days apart could turn someone so familiar into someone so

up, then fine, we'll break up. And as for whatever happened -between our parents? Even if it was

toward my parents' graves.

taught me that hate only breeds more

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parents for abandoning them, for leaving them to grow up as orphans. They'd just laughed and said no.

still chose to be with you." I gave a small, tired smile. "When it came

less than

to my parents gravestone.

in the end, it doesn't change anything. You're