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. Then I

voice was steady, but his eyes

heavier. "...Get some rest."

he really wanted to say. But I let it

topics

weren't about me being at the park. Nope, they 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

the pot. Someone went out of their way

that, I wouldn't flinch at people finding out. Just

I wasn't about to let someone else use me for

too easy. A quick trip back to the bar, and

blinked in surprise.

throwing her under the bus. "Ms. Kay, whatever you want to do with her is your call. We won't defend

find work?" Tanya's words

front of me wasn't the proud, polished Tanya I once knew. She was hardened now, stripped of grace, a shell of who she used

wrong move, and everything falls apart. If Tanya had just let go of her schemes and settled for

it out," Tanya snapped, defiant as ever, her posture full of arrogance despite her

regret it?" I asked, my voice

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

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