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

Hello 681

Chapter 681

I wasn't sure if Jace was actually going to throw a punch, but standing there felt like its own kind of humiliation. Without saying a word, I spun on my heel and walked off, ditching the wheelchair for good. "What a waste of oxygen," Lena snapped at the crowd before rushing over to help me.

Once we were clear, she blurted out, "Rea, didn't he have a mole on his neck? Could he have had it removed? Did you check for scars?"!

Her question made it obvious-she still didn't believe Xander wasn't Hayden. I mean, that face was way too similar to his.

I shook my head. I hadn't believed it either, at first. I'd touched his neck, searching for anything-a scar, a clue, something-but there was nothing.

Lena caught my expression and frowned. She helped me sit down and asked again, "So, what do you think? Is it him or not?"

I hesitated. Sometimes your gut knows what your eyes can't, especially when anything can be faked these days.

"I don't know," I admitted quietly.

when he said he wanted to call the cops-it all felt wrong. Hayden loved me. He made me a charm

Xander were really Hayden, he wouldn't have acted so heartless,

sure he isn't Hayden," Lena said, "then treat

trying to keep me from

respond, and she sighed. "Or, you know, there's always DNA

be tricky," I muttered. Lena paused, but she didn't press

her head. "Yeah, they probably wouldn't cooperate either." She sighed. "You could've given him a kid. Then at least you'd have something to

of tired that seeps into your bones. The second I got home, I

loaded with missed calls-Jace, Wayne, Cole, Ron. All of them, blowing up my phone. I ignored every one.

face flashing through my mind. He wasn't Hayden. But why did he look exactly like

Why showed up right when I was digging into

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he must've known what Xander looked like. Heck, maybe Cole had sent Xander to me on purpose. But why? What was he playing

and Cole were suddenly tight, wouldn't Cole

hit me-Cole was