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

Chapter 694

"Do you remember who it was?" Ron pressed again.

"I think you need to focus on healing and getting back to work," I said lightly, dodging. "Your daily check-ins are the highlight of my day." Then I hung up with a laugh.

Wayne stepped inside as I set my phone down, placing the bouquet on my desk. He studied me for a moment. "It's been a long time since I've seen you smile like that."

"It was our boss," I said, using Ron as my cover story. "He got scratched up by his girlfriend and was complaining to me about it."

"Let me guess-he went to a club," Wayne said, casually. saw him there."

My pulse stuttered. He saw Ron? And Ron mentioned seeing someone who looked like Derni. If Ron wasn't mistaken, then... did Wayne see Demi too?

And if she really was in Seavora, what about the person she was so terrified of?

I'd always had my suspicions. That person might just be Wayne.

"Is that so? Seems like all you men have a thing for places like that," I teased, watching for a reaction.

amused. "I was

a whole scene," I said, lifting the bouquet he'd brought and taking a sniff. The sweetness was cloying, almost too much. Wayne's tone shifted. "I heard you had some trouble at DracoLux. Why didn't

chill crept up

acting worried when I knew he was the one pulling the strings. If Xander hadn't

Two could play at this. It wasn't the right moment to call him out, so I decided to keep up

faint smile. "Smashed the

like

pay with half

softening as his gaze rested on me. "Rea, nothing is more important than

concern in his words, the way he could feign such depth

fast I barely had time to think. I clamped a hand over

heard the scrape of Wayne's chair as he got up, but then he

sink, staring at my reflection in

hating someone could

wanted to uncover Wayne's ties to the Drago family's dirty dealings, I had to suck it up.

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me feel, I couldn't let