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

Chapter 716

My heart jumped into my throat the second I saw him.

Sure, Hayden had told me not to freak out, but yeah-easier said than done..

"Doctor, how is he?" I stepped forward, my voice wobbling..

"His injuries are severe. There's a blood clot pressing on his brain nerves, and he's currently in a coma."

The doctor's words were so perfectly measured that I couldn't tell if Hayden was actually this hurt or if this guy was just auditioning for Best Supporting Actor in Hayden's plan.

Cole and Wayne both frowned, but Cole went full drama mode. "A coma? Are you serious? The guy got roughed up, not hit by a truck!"

The doctor didn't flinch. "I already explained-there's a blood clot."

Cole was about to argue more, but Wayne cut him off, all smooth and calculating. "I'll bring in another specialist to examine him. If anything happens, I need answers."

That comment? Definitely for me. Classic Wayne, using "concern" as a power move to figure out if Hayden's injuries were fake.

The doctor nodded, clearly annoyed but keeping it professional.

I'd had enough of their little chess match. Ignoring both of them, I followed the nurse to

started, all smug, "you're not seriously confusing Xander

around, glaring. "And

a finger on Hayden, but getting him tangled up with DracoLux? That

want,"

hospital room door, I stopped short,

can

Instead, he jutted his chin toward the room. "I just want a

to figure out if Hayden was faking or

single one of them was even a little

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Chapter 716

stage, so I'd roll with it. With an exaggerated

Cole smirked. "Together?"

lay there, so still it made my stomach churn. His head was wrapped in gauze, and

flashback to Houston. Back then, I'd figured out his injuries had been part of an act. But even now, knowing this might just be another performance, my chest tightened, and I couldn't even glance at that blood-filled tube for more than a second. But Cole? Not even a flicker of unease. He circled Hayden like he was inspecting an

a curse. He thought Hayden

I snapped, storming over to grab his arm, yanking him back before he could pull more stunts. "He's lying there like that, and you're calling it an act? Why don't you try faking something like this and