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

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Chapter 532

If only I'd never met him, maybe it wouldn't hurt this much.

Maybe I wouldn't have this extra layer of pain, the kind only he could give me.

Hayden stayed quiet, and I finally pushed him away. Just go."

If we're destined never to be together, then this small comfort he offers is just poison disguised as relief.

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His eyes flickered, a hint of pain flashing through them as his jaw tightened. "Take care."

With those words, he turned and walked out. The phone, still ringing in the background, finally went silent.

I closed my eyes, feeling the ache in my head, like every heartbeat pulsing behind my eyelids.

But the phone started ringing again, persistent and unrelenting. I sighed, opened my eyes, and glanced at the screen. The name flashing there made me freeze. It was Jace.

my parents' deaths were

been for his rare blood type, none of this

blocked his number, then blocked his profile on

but in its

me.

hospital room and, without a word,

take a bath and get some sleep. "Don't think about anything

could sleep, but somehow, after drinking the

a doctor, so I knew she'd probably added something to help me rest. I

next morning, when I woke up, Lena had breakfast ready. She

knew Lena would worry, so I forced down

And if it's still a mess, I'll

before we could even start talking, the doorbell

to the door. "Don't tell me it's

opened the door, and I heard her exclaim, "Well, isn't this

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talk to Rea, Jace's voice was rough,

I instinctively

I'd been through because of him, instantly blocked his path. "Don't you think seeing you is just going

see her," Jace replied, his