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."

calm mask. But Hayden wasn't stopping. "If I'm right, you set it all up to make sure Keira had nowhere else to go. With her parents gone, she'd have

blood type meant

"From the start, she was nothing

shook her head wildly. "No, that's not true! We genuinely care about Keira! We

anymore. I cut her off. Maybe she didn't know about what Matthew had

that true?"

all the answer I

this

all because of the blood

years loving him, giving my heart to this family, to people who'd only seen me as some kind of

me, my whole body going numb. My fingers tingled, barely holding back my

If you hate me, if you want to take my life, I won't resist," Matthew Chapter

regret I didn't buy

+35 NONUS

made him seem more hollow. All these years, he'd worn this mask, fooling me, probably

up as I clung to the last shred of

through the rage. "What good would hating you do? Will it bring my parents back? Will it fix the life you

Lindey whispered, her face crumpling with