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Chapter 740

I didn't get my answer. Why? Because I got hauled off by the police.

Yep, you heard that right-I was detained.

Now, I'm no legal expert, but I'm pretty sure suspects in an investigation aren't supposed to end up locked in a cell. Which meant one thing: this had Hayden written all over it.

He'd warned me this might happen, so I wasn't exactly freaking out. If anything, I stayed calm, knowing this was probably his version of "keeping me safe."

The first visitor? My boss, of course. Ron didn't waste a second before cracking a joke. Keira Kay, maybe the police should just take over your paycheck this month."

Thinking about how little I'd been showing up at work lately, guilt crept in even before P made his snarky comment. "Fine. Consider this my verbal resignation. I'll make it official when I'm out of here." Ron waved me off. "I didn't come here to make you quit. Don't overthink it"

I smiled faintly. "I know, but let's be real-if I were the boss, I'd have fired me weeks ago."

Ron raised an eyebrow. "You're power plus-one-how could it be the same?"

by how much Ron probably knew about Hayden- Xander's real situation, he'd been playing dumb with me all

"Power plus-one? Oh, you mean Hayden? Yeah,

expression twitched, barely. "Let's not pretend,

truth?" I said, feigning

to tell you not to worry. Just stay here for a few days, and it'll all be fine." No kidding. I already knew I'd be stuck here for a bit, but seriously-it was

into police drama was thanks to Tanya's moronic brother. Speaking of Brad, he'd been laying low ever since. Rumor had it, Wayne managed to leash him. The guy was probably

I had zero plans and Ron was just sitting there, I figured, why not mess with him a little? "So, how'd Hayden spill the tea? Did he pop up in a dream, or do you,

fine. I shouldn't have tried

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his face just fueled my need to keep poking. "Wait, so did Hayden specifically tell you to keep me out

and cringe now. Can you chill and stop

had a point. After everything Hayden and I had been through,

Ron cornered, I wasn't about to let the opportunity slip. "So, spill. How's Hayden doing now?" "He's

was practically a human punching bag last time I saw! I wasn't buying it for

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