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

Chapter 552

"Miss, could you help me?"

A slightly frail, middle-aged voice startled me, and I looked up to see an elderly woman with graying hair and pleading eyes.

"How can I help you?" I asked politely..

"Oh, I was hoping you could buy me a cup of coffee," she said, catching me off guard and stirring a bit of pity in me. "I haven't had one in so long because I don't have any money." Without thinking, I nodded. "Of course,"

"Thank you," she replied, gesturing to the chair across from me. "Could I sit here to drink it?"

Since I was already getting her the coffee, letting her sit didn't seem like a big deal. But just as i was about to agree, Jace's voice cut in.

"Excuse me, ma'am, would you mind taking a seat elsewhere?"

I looked up, startled to see him still there. I thought he'd left.

Before I could fully process it, Jace had guided the woman to another table, slipped some cash into her hand, and sent her on her way.

as she walked off without even looking at the coffee counter. Frowning, I

Jace said, his voice low. "Her

still not quite following. "So... she was just after

you'd let her sit there and bought her a coffee, in less than ten minutes she would've started foaming at the mouth and fainted. Then someone would call the police, and as the

people." Jace's brow furrowed, and he pulled

said. "They target young

hard to argue with. I stayed silent, processing it, and Jace didn't push

he shifted gears. "Did you get in

my gaze drifting down to his hand, where

tugged at me. I couldn't say

scarred-but what about

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until now, and all I could go by was his face. He looked noticeably thinner, his

glanced at the coffee cup Wade had left on the table. "Were you

that one word

myself, I realized I sounded exactly like Hayden whenever

pointed to the empty