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

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Chapter 527

Hayden didn't answer right away, but I could tell he already knew more than he was letting on,

"Why won't you

Screech-

just tell me? Frustration spilled over, and my hand hit the seat between us.

The car lurched to a stop, his grip white-knuckling the steering wheel, veins popping. I couldn't stop

staring.

"For the money," he finally said.

I turned, searching his face, but he kept it turned away, giving me nothing.

of Yuna's illness. "Was it... was it

voice low. "My father was responsible for your parents' deaths. That's a debt-a sin he left behind. So, now, I owe you a life." He wasn't answering my question directly, but he'd given me a

watched him, distant as he smoked. "And how do you plan to repay

but he didn't answer. Instead, he asked, "What exactly did Thorsten say?" Avoiding any talk of us wasn't an option, but I wasn't

asked, "And what

empty factory I'd been held in for hours. "I think Thorsten's trying

met mine in

bring me here, got in my head with all this... Sure, on the surface, it looked like he wanted me dead. But Sasha turned around and helped me escape. Thorsten wanted me to know the truth-he wants me to hate the Johnstons." Hayden's eyes stayed on me, but I didn't look back. "Thorsten's making sure I know that, even if he bribed your dad to go after mine, the real

the Johnstons does... what?" Hayden's tone was ice. "What could

you trying to push my buttons or just don't

gaze stayed locked on mine. "If it really was the

bot facing what I'd

him pay, or just confront him, get the answers I

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I knew was that I needed the truth straight from