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.

head, Jace added after a long pause, like he was trying to warn me not to

dumb enough to trust Hernan, but there was something about what he said that felt way too

any clue who this other person could

cars pulled away, and it hit me- hadn't seen Hayden. Or maybe I had, but I'd been too caught up in my

me a quick look.

was mocking how far away we were from figuring this out. I felt drained and shut my eyes. Half asleep,

quiet after that, and I shifted

he said, "If Hayden broke up with you 'cause he

but I kept them

guess he figured silence was a pretty clear

back," I finally said, dragging

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caught off guard. He even hit the gas a

car jerk forward.

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

I said it out loud this time, opening my eyes and meeting Jace's

I