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

Chapter 584

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I froze. What the actual heck?

Had he seriously been on the phone with Hayden this whole time?

Jace hung up and glanced at me. "He called me earlier I thought he hung up, but I guess he left the line open... worried about you."

"You think I'm an idiot?" I shot back, sarcasm dripping from my voice.

It was so obvious now. Jace had left the call open on purpose-and that whole question about whether I'd take Hayden back? That was for Hayden's ears.

Jace didn't even try to explain himself. He just sighed. "Yeah, guess that was my bad. But at least now Hayden knows where you stand. He needs to get it through his head... you're not someone he can just drop and pick up whenever he feels like it." Honestly, I didn't mind that Hayden knew how I felt. Actually, it saved me from having to spell it out.

"Thanks for your heartfelt concern," I said, my voice dripping with sarcasm, before I hopped out of the car.

launching into a mini tour of Wayne's

for the past four

had never brought it up. Even when I was living with the Johnstons, they barely talked about him. Whenever they did, it was just some random update like, "Wayne called, said he's doing great in U.S. Wayne never really felt like part of

for the past four years-keeping this whole mansion in check on his own. Maybe he just liked being independent, or maybe he'd been a little lonely,

yard was Wayne's design, too," Jace added, surprising me

driven, always cunous. He's way ahead of me, you know that." Jace let out

I couldn't help but think about Wayne's ambition and wonder

my mouth like I was going to

not have Wayne's book smarts, but in the business world? He was untouchable. Years of navigating the

he knew more than he let on. Maybe he just chose to ignore it out of

quiet?" Jace asked, clearly noticing my

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looked around, impressed. "Seems like Wayne's doing

this place isn't even his best asset. He's got more," Jace said, like it was no big deal- completely chill, not a trace

he had any reason to be jealous. With his own