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

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I let out a weak laugh. Ron wasn't the type to call just to shoot the breeze-he'd probably wanted to make sure I was still breathing.

Lifting my wrist, I kissed the tiny bell dangling there. "Hayden, your buddy's still got my back for you."

By evening, Wayne showed up at the office to pick me up.

Standing in the golden light of sunset, he practically glowed, his whole figure framed like some kind of cinematic shot.

People walking by couldn't help but stare. A few bold girls even called out," Mister, you're so handsome!"

Wayne didn't even blink, his eyes locked on me like the rest of the world had faded to static.

"Looks like you're quite the heartbreaker now," I teased, stepping closer.

His smile was faint. "And you're still as cheeky as ever."

"Any news on Demi?" I asked, the weight of my worry still pressing on me.

But then he hesitated. "I've had someone look into her

debt-online loans, high-interest ones. And

than that to connect the dots. Demi's suicide was starting to make a terrible kind

is he now?"

"In jail."

in a sharp breath.

nodded. "I'll arrange it," he said, leading me

Chapter 627

there. It wasn't flashy like roses, but simple and soft-lavender mixed with baby's breath. The kind of arrangement that felt thoughtful, almost calming. Wayne smiled softly,

words were undeniably

way he spoke, it was clear-Wayne

moment, meeting his gaze head-on."

for a second, clearly caught off guard by my directness. Our eyes locked in the rearview mirror, and he

felt layered, their meaning

me being with Wayne would humiliate him. That lingering thought pushed me to ask, "Doesn't my past bother

so I pressed on. "And Jace? Aren't you afraid of how he'll react? That he'll turn against

all that-what people would say, how Jace would react. That's why I let so much time pass. Why I

words carefully. "You should know... my heart belongs to Hayden. Even

deliberately, watching for a crack in his composure. But Wayne was stone -cold