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

Chapter 643

You watched him get cremated, didn't you? It's probably just a coincidence." Without waiting for a response, he ended the call. His gaze drifted back up to the Ferris wheel, where Keira was still at the top.

I stayed up there until the last of the park-goers had left, until the bright lights. dimmed and melted into the quiet of the night. Only then did I finally step off the Ferris wheel.

Wayne was still waiting, coming over to help me down.

His

eyes scanned my face, like he was trying to read something I wasn't offering.

But I'd left everything up there, spilled out with the view. By the time I was back on the ground, I was just... me again.

"It's late. Let's go," he said softly.

. I trailed behind him out of the park, breaking the silence with, "Tell me about

Demi."

"She's in Lindale. That's all I know. If you want more, you'll have to reach out yourself," he said, careful as always.

He pulled out his phone and tapped out a quick message. "Her number and

address. Sent."

short.

me. His voice was steady, but his eyes

heavier. "...Get some rest."

wasn't what he really wanted to say. But I let it

park incident, with its viral spectacle, totally dominated the trending topics overnight. But somehow,

claimed I'd checked into a hotel with some "young hunks" after drinking at a bar. The post even came with a video so cleanly shot it might as well have been directed by

was obvious this wasn't just some nosy passerby trying to stir the pot. Someone went out of their way

less. If I was bold enough to actually pull something like that, I wouldn't flinch at people finding out. Just yesterday, Lena and I joked about me stirring up my own

about to let

quick trip

I actually blinked in surprise. She was working here now?

a second throwing her under the bus. "Ms. Kay, whatever you want to do with her is your call. We won't defend her, and she's no

you think I need your help to find work?"

polished Tanya I once knew. She was hardened now,

schemes and settled for a quiet life with Desmond, she might not have been rich, but she could've had peace.

snapped, defiant as ever, her posture

regret it?" I asked, my

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"Regret? For what? People are always trying to get ahead, to climb higher. That's all

now, she refused to see the