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.

followed me, launching into a mini

a place Wayne bought with his own money," Jace said. "He's been living here solo for the past four years. See the garden? He takes care of it

was

in check on his own. Maybe he just liked being independent, or maybe he'd been a little lonely, finding comfort in the garden while

design, too," Jace added, surprising

ahead of me, you know that." Jace let out a

Wayne. I couldn't help but think about Wayne's

was going to say something,

untouchable. Years of navigating the corporate grind meant he couldn't be blind to

Maybe he just chose to ignore it out of loyalty-seeing

so quiet?" Jace asked, clearly noticing

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around, impressed. "Seems like Wayne's

more," Jace said, like it was no big deal- completely chill, not a trace of jealousy

he had any reason to be jealous. With his own fortune, he was