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

Chapter 546

"Huh?!"

Wait, Hayden went missing before?

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He'd never mentioned that. Now that I thought about it in all the time we'd been together, he'd rarely talked about his family or his past, aside from Yuna.

I'd always figured he felt self-conscious about his family background, and I didn't want to mess with his pride by asking. But now... maybe he'd kept quiet to hold me at a distance. The thought of that kinda stung.

"So... how did he go missing? Like, was he kidnapped by traffickers or something?" I half-joked.

"Worse. He was actually kidnapped. But my parents wouldn't let anyone talk about it."

I blinked, stunned. "Wait, kidnapped? But wasn't he old enough back then? How did that even happen?"

"I don't know much," Yuna admitted. "My parents kept it all hush-hush. I just overheard things here and there. Later, they managed to find him, but right after that, they sent him off to join the military." She shook her head. "You have no idea how much I cried when he left for boot camp."

I knew Hayden had been in the military, but I had no idea it was because of something like this.

know how to protect himself

about any of this?" Yuna asked, noticing

even loves me. I mean, if you love someone, you'd want to share

with Wade and couldn't go a day

enough, she didn't argue. She just said, "Hayden's always been quiet. Even when he was home, he

call her out on the weak excuse. Instead, I just gave her

reasons, it wasn't my

same flight as mine. And to make her comfortable, I'd asked the flight attendants to adjust her seat. Yuna got airsick, and not long after we boarded, she was

parents because of Hayden's kidnapping, not for money? The thought

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Chapter 546

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I glanced over at her sleeping face, still creased with worry even in her sleep, I didn't

it was evening again. But this time, there was no

for us.

to the hotel. Yuna looked miserable, keeping her eyes shut

worry. "Should we stop by

through mine and resting her head on my just need to lie down once we get to the