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

Chapter 711

Xander kept that stone-cold poker face, and honestly? I was cover it. I grabbed my phone and started scrolling, pretending not to care

"You really pull guys in, huh?" he said out of nowhere.

I glanced up, raising a brow. "Obviously. I'm a total catch Everyone's obsessed with me "

I smirked. "What's the problem? Wade getting too much of my attention for your ling?

He sipped his water, cool as ever. "No."

Yeah, okay. Sure, Jan.

I was ready to roll my eyes and move on when he hit me with "You only love Hayden"

Yikes. Cue the most awkward silence ever.

I almost laughed. Like, really? The guy was walking around all smeg thinking I was still hooked on him?

Spoiler: not completely wrong. I mean, I still had the ring he gave me and this bracelet with

the dumb little bell charm.

The bell jingled softly when I flicked it, breaking the tension. "Yeah, you're right-I do love him," I said, voice light. "But let's be real, how sustainable is that? Loving someone you can't even touch? Kinda tragic, don't you think? I shot him a sly smile. "Maybe one day, I'll meet someone else. The world's full of distractions, right?"

"So your love

better make it while

casually, but an image of Jace coughing up

was Exhibit A

and I wasn't about to poke the

Wade came back. Yuna was all sunshine and sparkles,

Yuna around, the vibe flipped fast. At one point, she started

been ages since you proposed to Keira! When

"she said, grinning.

so chill you'd think he'd already booked

isn't a real deadline! I'm losing patience here," Yuna huffed before turning, her playful energy toward me. "Right, Keira? You're dying

like I was in on the joke, "Oh, I can wait. But if I do lose patience, and

dramatically. "Hayden, did you hear that? She's calling

Xander said, his eyes locking with mine. "But it's not happening. I

was my cue to dip. I stood, muttering something about needing the bathroom, but instead

Yuna, Xander when it was just us-felt like a fun little game. But now? It was seriously grinding

calm me down. Below, koi swirled

heard

you?" he

problems." "Like what? Planning a jailbreak?" Wade joked,

moment, it was just the sound of the fountain between

broke the