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

Hello 668

Chapter 668

1 glanced up, spotting an elderly couple shuffling in, hand in hand, their faces tight with worry.

The desk officer was about to stand when I beat him to it. "Mr. Yule, Mrs. Yule."

They turned toward me, startled. Mrs. Yule's face lit up, a brief flicker of joy breaking through the tension." Narelle..." she started,

"She's not Narelle," Mr. Yule cut in gently, pulling her back. His tone was steady, but the heartbreak in his eyes was unmistakable.

Mrs. Yule's joy shattered instantly, replaced by a deep sadness that made my chest ache. I stepped closer, trying to ground them. "Mr. Yule, Mrs. Yule, what's going on? Are you here to file a report?" I had stolen the officer's line, but he stepped in professionally anyway. "If you're here to report something, please

follow me."

few days, someone's been banging on our door, yelling that if we don't

the officer, who was already frowning, "Do you recognize the

let out a heavy

has this been happening?" the officer

maybe four days," Mr. Yule answered, glancing at

nodded quickly, her voice trembling as she

need you to give me as much detail as you can." He gestured toward a nearby

wanted to say something. His lips moved,

me. "Go on with the officer. I'll finish up here and come find you soon," I said, trying to sound reassuring.

a colleague. I hurried to wrap up my paperwork, then

arrived, they'd finished telling their story, repeating over and over that they had no

specific?" the officer asked. "Were they asking

They said, 'You can't spend it anyway. When you die, it'll just go to someone else, so why not give it to

heard that, it clicked this wasn't random. Whoever was behind