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

Chapter 541

A flicker of disappointment flashed in Wayne's eyes, but he nodded and raised his hand to flag down a cab for me. When it pulled up, he even opened the door.

As we drove off, I glanced back and saw Wayne's car trailing us-not too close, not too far, just keeping

watch.

The driver glanced at me in the rearview mirror, smirking a little. "Rough patch with your boyfriend, huh? He seems like a good one. You're upset, don't want to ride with him, so he's just following quietly to make sure you're safe." The guy was a little too chatty. I looked out the window. "He's not my boyfriend."

He blinked, surprised, and thankfully took the hint to stop talking.

I focused on the passing streetlights, letting the silence settle.

But then I caught a glimpse of another car in the rearview mirror, right behind Wayne's. My heart stuttered. It looked like Hayden's car.

Chadwick's words came back to me. 'Hayden is going to marry someone else.

in my chest only tightened. After a few moments, I opened them again, and Hayden's car was still

He was really

all the congratulations with the Dragos? Why was

the driver's seat. "Um, sir, could you, I don't know, maybe swerve a little? Like... make a sudden turn?" "What?" He looked at me like

want to test my boyfriend," I said, flashing an innocent smile. The driver gave me a side-eye,

was actually trying to test someone

"Alright, making lovebirds happy adds ten years to my

Before I could process the speed, he spun the wheel hard, throwing us into a crazy swerve. We even did a full 360

from down. The driver turned to me, grinning. "Well, looks like your boyfriend showed up... ar,

gaze went straight to the other

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he saw I was fine, his tense expression softened just a bit. He almost stepped back, like he was going to walk away. "Hayden!"

face me, his eyes

me?" I asked, fighting the burn

jaw clenched. "I need to talk