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

Chapter 583

Jace was staring out the window like me, his lips pressed together. "Yeah," he muttered.

It was just one word, but it was all I needed. He knew.

I turned to him. "So you knew? Then why the whole act? Why bother with all this?"

Jace's jaw tightened, but he didn't say anything.

As the police car drove past us, Herman gave a tiny wave in my direction.

We were in our car with tinted windows, so there's no way he could've seen me....but then that wave. It was like he knew exactly where I was, exactly who was sitting here.

So, this whole thing was under his control the whole time? Yet, he still let himself fall into Hayden's trap

That's when it hit me. Herman's capture? That wasn't the end. It was just the start of whatever mess was coming next.

A cold shiver ran down my spine as I remembered what he'd said. "Jace, Herman told me there's someone else pulling the strings."

*Hm? Jace glanced at me, clearly waiting for me to explain more, but I just pressed my lips together. Herman hadn't said who the mastermind was.

pause, like

but there was something about what

who this other person could be,

hit me- hadn't seen Hayden. Or maybe I had, but I'd been too caught up in my own head to notice. "Where

a quick look. "They went to the

mocking how far away we were from figuring this out. I felt drained and shut my eyes. Half asleep, I heard Jace's phone ring. "Yeah, we're almost

that, and I shifted

out of nowhere, Jace spoke up. "Rea," he said, "If Hayden broke up with you 'cause he had his reasons...

but I kept them shut. I

guess he figured silence

wouldn't want him back," I finally said, dragging out the

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off guard. He even hit the gas a tle harder, making

car jerk forward.

things with me and actually had a good reason, yeah, I could get it. I could forgive him. But he..." The image of Hayden and Yara together flashed in my

this time, opening my eyes and

I