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.

shut my eyes, telling myself I was seeing things, but that ache in my chest only tightened. After a few moments, I opened them again, and Hayden's car was

wasn't my imagination. He was really

up all the congratulations with the Dragos? Why

tapped 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 I'd asked him to drive

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

didn't know I was actually trying

ten years to my life. Buckle up!" And

making me lurch back into my seat. Before I could process the speed, he spun the wheel hard, throwing us into a crazy swerve. We even did a full 360 right in the street.

to me, grinning. "Well, looks like your boyfriend

looked at him. My gaze went straight to

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

turned to face

are you following me?" I asked, fighting the burn

need to talk