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

Chapter 571

Chapter 571

"Why?" My throat tightened as I forced out the question.

"Hmm?" Hernan looked confused.

I stared into his unreadable eyes. "Why are you... so nice to me?"

I swallowed, pushing on. "We barely know each other, and honestly, I'm just... some pawn for you, right?"

He chuckled. "What, am I wrong to be nice?"

"Yeah. It makes me uneasy," I admitted. No one's just nice for no reason.

Hernan tilted his head. "Because you're useful to me."

"Useful? How?" My stomach twisted.

He just laughed. "You really don't let anything go, do you?"

more

brushing his fingers along my cheek. A

I stepped back instinctively.

"You'll find out when the

answers. I clenched my fists,

on," he said, motioning for me to

smirked. "You really want to stay here, in

stayed, Bruno would probably either kill me

back on Hernan and Bruno's conversation, I hurried to catch up. "Then tell me something else- what did you mean when you said I'm being used by someone?" He glanced over. "Picked up

as good as admitting it. A chill ran down my spine. "Who? Who's

enough," he replied, like

grabbed his arm. "Can you just be straight with me? Who is

at me. "Who do

done. "Is this some kind of game to you? If you're gonna tell me, just say it! Quit messing with me, making me all anxious just to back off at the last second." Hernan studied me. "He's

he? I was practically shaking with the need to know, like I could rip it out of him if I had

was furious, but I knew yelling

anger simmering under the surface, I followed him to the stadium. I didn't speak a word to

raced. Who

Jace?