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

Chapter 750

Of course, Cole had a demand. That snake stunt and the address were just bait to pull me into his game.

Classic Cole. Like father, like son-he'd mastered every dirty trick in the book.

"Why don't you tell me what it is first?" No way was I letting him think he held all the cards.

Cole knew I cared about Lena, but I wasn't about to hand him that power on a silver platter. "Hand over what Hayden gave you," he said, cutting straight to the chase.

I let out a short laugh. "And if I told you he didn't give me anything, would you believe me?"

Cole smirked. "Now that's just boring."

I leaned in, mirroring his smirk. "Look, I get it you think I'm hiding something. But let me remind you of a little timeline. Back in Houston, you saw the mess Hayden and I were in, After that, I didn't even get to see him before he was dragged off and cremated by your dear Aunt Yara. So, tell me, Cole-if I didn't even get a goodbye, when exactly do he handed me something?"

you

think

stroked his chin, his sharp gaze

flicker of hesitation would be game over. "If you're so convinced Hayden had something important,

it. I didn't know how deep Yara was in

game. You're making Aunt Yara the scapegoat because

I don't have anything of Hayden's. If you're looking for something... well, the only thing he left me is

to grab a knife and

eyes glinted with dark amusement. "Is that so? Honestly, I'd love to

no matter how smooth you talk, you won't convince me to

"If you're so sure I have something, why don't you search my home or office? Go ahead if you find anything, it's yours. Fair

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with unwavering confidence, daring him to

"You're not that

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you search. If that's not good enough, I have no idea what you want

I want, and your dear friend

"...then Dr. Lane might need

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