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

Chapter 827

Did Yara tag along with Jace just to make sure she could crash here?

"I want the cream soup silky smooth. Oh, and remove the onions from the food after cooking-I like the taste, but I'm not eating them. And maybe-"I started listing my demands when Yara spun around, raising an eyebrow at me. "Wow. Jace really spoiled you, huh?" she said, shaking her head. "You're so picky."

She wasn't done. "And FYI, I'm not your personal chef. Don't want onions? Pick 'em out yourself." With that, she waltzed into the kitchen.

Clearly, she was hinting at something, so I decided to follow-casually, of course. On the inside? I was dying to sprint. But if she was playing it cool, so would I.

By the time I got to the kitchen, she was already prepping the ingredients, her knife skills surprisingly pro-level.

"Impressive," I said.

"It's called independence," she said, hitting me with a mini lecture. "Just because someone spoils you doesn't mean you can't handle yourself." Okay, point taken.

But even though I wasn't as skilled in the kitchen as she was, I was perfectly capable of being independent.

"Fair enough. Guess I should help out. Wouldn't want to feel guilty eating all this," I said, rolling up my sleeves and starting to rinse the veggies.

and running water made for great cover-perfect for

didn't you? Where's the stuff Hayden left inside?" I asked, keeping, my voice

I touch that creepy thing?"

time, and Cole could send someone to barge

exactly the way Hayden gave it to me. I handed it over untouched. If I'm lying, may I be cursed or whatever."

been, I realized she probably wasn't lying. There was no

was all so... extra. Hayden had given me rings before

Couldn't the guy just give a proper goodbye

up about the

muttered, half annoyed. "He made it feel like some twisted Valentine's

snorted. "A ring in an urn? Only he could come up

"If it wasn't you, then what was he trying

me see," she said, eyeing

but before

already smashed the urn, so the

smash it. Hayden can just make you a