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.

first to know," Wayne said, his tone steady. But then he hesitated. "I've had someone look into her boyfriend."

guy's drowning in debt-online loans, high-interest ones. And he's been seeing multiple women at

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

is he

"In jail."

drew in a sharp breath. "Can

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

Chapter 627

kind of arrangement that felt thoughtful, almost calming. Wayne smiled softly, his eyes warm. "I can't give you the stars you want, but I can

were undeniably

way he spoke,

side for a moment, meeting his gaze head-on." Are you trying to pursue

by my directness. Our eyes locked in the rearview mirror, and he didn't flinch. "Rea,

words felt layered, their meaning

voice surfaced in my mind, sharp and bitter-how he'd told me being with Wayne would humiliate him. That lingering thought pushed me to

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

that-what people would say, how Jace would

belongs to Hayden. Even if..."

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