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

Chapter 601

I stared at the tips of my shoes, lost in thought. "Let's go."

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Steve loaded my luggage into the car, opened the door for me, and closed it once I was inside. Only then did he get in and start driving.

"Steve, how did things get so out of hand? It was just a snooker game..." I wasn't blaming him, just lost in

the mess we were in.

What should've been a simple thing had blown up, dragging in Hernan, and now Bruno was involved too. It felt like danger was everywhere, and everyone was on edge.

I remembered what Jace had said. "Who do you think is behind all this? Why target you specifically?"

"I've been wondering the same thing," Steve replied, clearly following my train of thought. "The key is figuring out their endgame."

I let out a bitter laugh. "Seems like they want to catch us all in one go."

"Especially every guy connected to you," Steve added, making me sit up straighter.

Steve, Hayden-they were all tied

you," Steve said, half-joking. "Take us out of the

chill ran through me as Wayne's journal flashed

Wayne been in Houston recently?"

wouldn't know. Why? You think there's one

his teasing, I breathed in slowly, my heart pounding. "He stayed in Houston for four years." Four years-that's plenty of time to make connections and build a network. And if this whole mess was about me, like Steve suggested, then Wayne was the only one who

sense.

journal. Even though he was supposed to be in Kehlmark, I found his handwritten journal hidden in a drawer here. That could only mean one thing-he came back

back just to scribble a few notes in his journal?

there was what he wrote-stuff about seizing what

Steve's voice broke through my thoughts. "Did something

wave washed over me as I met his gaze. "Do you think

at me, clearly shocked. "What makes you think it's

a flicker of recognition crossed his face, like he'd had the same

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him about what I found in Wayne's journal. Steve's expression

he spoke, his tone serious. "We need proof. Without it, don't jump to conclusions.