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

Chapter 713

"Yuna..." I called out, desperate to say something anything

But she didn't even look back. She just ran

Wade, who was rushing after he, paused shot me a pained, almost pleading glance.

"Don't just stand there-go after her!" I snapped. "If something happens to her, that's on you forever."

That lit a fire under him. Without another word, he took off.

I let out a shaky breath before heading back to the private dining room.

As soon as I stepped inside, Xander's piercing gaze locked onto me. "If you hadn't come back soon, I was about to come looking"

Normally, I'd throw out some sarcastic comeback, but now? I didn't have it in me.

I hesitated, then muttered, "Yuna found out..."

I laid it all out, every messy detail. Xander didn't say a word. He didn't have to-the way his expression darkened said everything. Anger, shock, guilt-it was all there.

was Hayden. Trusted him with Yuna. And now this? It was clear Xander was beating himself up just as much as Wade probably was.

thought he was about to storm out and find Yuna-or Wade. But instead, he

"Wait, what?" I blinked.

out

for a beat, then slid mine into his. He pulled me up and led me out of the restaurant without a

first, I figured we were going to help find Yuna, but once we were in the car, I

you're not going after Yuna?" I

would I?"

him,

added, "I'm not that deep

calm, so detached-felt like

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now, not

He was Hayden. He

just stop pretending for five seconds?" His jaw clenched. When he finally spoke, his tone was sharp. "You're so obsessed with your boyfriend, you're spiraling. But just because you're losing it doesn't mean you get to use me as some replacement. It was like he'd

I caught his eyes-focused on the road, hard

over my shoulder, wondering what he was looking at so intently, but his voice

"Don't turn around."

freeze. I clutched my seatbelt tighter, swallowing back the urge to argue, and stayed silent as he drove, tension