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

Chapter 687

A sharp sting snapped me back.

"Ow!" I flinched, trying to pull my hand away, but Xander's grip didn't budge.

"Stay still," he said, his voice low, calm-soft, even. "It'll be over in a second."

This guy. His mood swings were wilder than a summer storm, and I was no closer to figuring him out. The nurse worked quickly, skilled and efficient. In no time, she pulled out a glass shard and held it up like a trophy. "See? It's pretty big. If you hadn't gotten this out, it

would've just kept hurting, stuck like that."

I stared at the shard, trying to remember when I could've gotten it. It must've been when I smashed that ashtray earlier.

The nurse disinfected my wound and wrapped it with a bandage. Just like that, I was done. Good to go.

"Thank you," Xander said to the nurse and finally released my hand.

I pulled it back awkwardly, staring at the bandage for a beat before looking at him. "What about you?"

"What about me?" Xander blinked, then caught on. "I'm fine. Not a scratch."

Okay, that didn't add up. Considering he'd just played superhero, dodging a car and rolling us across the ground, he should've at least had, like, dirt on him or something.

Guess his soft-boy vibes were just for show.

we stepped out of the treatment room, I gave him a side-eye. "Alright, spill. What's your deal? Payback? *

a

much his attitude toward me had flipped.

tilted his head,

So what's with this whole 'saving my

was the most obvious thing in the world. "Bringing

cat batting at string. Out of nowhere, he hit

froze, my eyes flicking to his face. "At first? Yeah. But now?" I shrugged. "Not

earlier because of this face, didn't you?" He wasn't

lot to me. If something happened to

didn't say anything, so I smiled faintly. "But I know

past each other, he threw me off again.

tracks and spun around. "Wait-now

slightly. "Between managing a bunch of clients or just... entertaining you, I'd rather

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Chapter 687

person. Specifically you."

soft laugh. "So now you want

was all business. "Do you still feel the

of him. When I was dead serious about it, he shot me down without a second thought. Now that I've moved on? Suddenly, he's

said no? Would you