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

Chapter 530

If Hayden hadn't said anything, I might have forgotten he was even there.

the way here.

His face was unreadable, but his eyes? Dark and intense, like he was drilling straight into Matthew. He was talking about his dad. But Thorsten had already mentioned Hayden's father was involved-bribed, apparently. Hayden himself admitted it was all about the money on So why was he bringing it up again? What was he really digging for?

My head started to pound, like a jackhammer revving up. I glanced at Matthew, who somehow looked perfectly calm. Lindey, on the other hand, was a bundle of nerves, fingers clutching Matthew's arm.

After a long, tense silence, Matthew finally replied, "Your father was bribed. That has nothing to do with

me."

"Are you absolutely sure about that?" Hayden shot back, his voice ice-cold.

"Hayden," Lindey jumped in, defending Matthew. "He's already admitted what he did to Rea's parents. If he'd been involved with your dad, he wouldn't hide it now."

Hayden's jaw clenched tighter. "According to what I found, Thorsten bribed my dad on someone else's

orders."

mask. But Hayden wasn't stopping. "If I'm right, you set it all up to make sure Keira had nowhere

gaze locked on mine, steady. "Her rare blood type meant she could

looked back at Matthew. "From the start, she was nothing more than a pawn in your

not true!

know about what Matthew had done to my parents, but that didn't

that true?"

all the answer I

felt for him-for this family-it had been built on a

because of the blood running through my veins. Blood that could save Jace. And for that, my parents had been

loving him, giving my heart to this family,

ran through me, my whole body going numb. My fingers tingled, barely

responsible. I'm the killer. If you hate me, if you want to take my life, I

face a mask of regret I didn't buy for a

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hollow. All these years,

tears welling up as I clung to

would hating you do? Will it bring my parents back? Will it fix the life you ripped away from me, the years I spent

her face