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.

the last thing I wanted. If my parents' deaths

hadn't been for his rare blood type, none

ended the call and blocked his number, then blocked his profile on

in its place was

scared me. So I

in my hospital room and, without a word, pulled me

bath and get some sleep. "Don't think about anything tonight," she said. "No

after

so I knew she'd probably added something to help me rest. I didn't

I woke up, Lena had breakfast ready. She didn't say

my stomach twist. But I knew Lena would worry,

stay here, let yourself think things through. And if it's still a mess, I'll sit with you

even start talking, the

heading to the door.

heard her exclaim, "Well,

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Jace's voice

I

exactly how much I'd been through because of him, instantly blocked his path. "Don't you think seeing you

I need to see her," Jace replied, his voice steady but