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.

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

saw that, right?" Jace said, his voice low. "Her real goal

shook my head, still not quite following. "So... she

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

through me, though I hated to believe it. "You don't have to assume the worst of people." Jace's brow furrowed, and he pulled out his phone, showing me a video of an elderly woman pulling a scam on a young woman,

have been on the rise," he said. "They target young women, hoping

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

shifted gears. "Did you get

answered with a quiet "Mm," my gaze drifting down

me. I couldn't say it was

what about the

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now, and all I could go by was his face. He

glanced at the coffee cup Wade had left

that

I realized I sounded exactly like Hayden whenever he answered me with the same

empty seat.