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.

now, talking to him was the last thing I wanted. If my parents' deaths were somehow tied to me. then the ultimate

rare blood type, none of this twisted mess would've

his number, then

phone went quiet, but in its

scared me. So I

showed up in my hospital room and, without a

to her place, insisting I take a bath and get some sleep. "Don't think about anything tonight," she said. "No matter how bad

after drinking the water she

I didn't mind;

had breakfast ready. She didn't say

made my stomach twist. But I knew Lena would worry,

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

we could even

to the door. "Don't tell me

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

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to Rea, Jace's

I instinctively curled into

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

Jace replied, his voice steady but intense. Then he called