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

Chapter 849

"The Hart family wants me to come back," Hayden said. I immediately got it without him needing to explain further.

The Harts had stayed weirdly quiet through all the chaos Hayden had been through. Why?

No clue.

"What are you thinking?" I asked. Then, with a sly smile, added, "Let me guess-you don't want to go, but you feel like you should?"

Hayden noticed I wasn't eating and nudged my plate closer. "Eat first."

"Talk, and I'll eat," I shot back.

He pushed my favorite dishes right in front of me. "No one can make me do something I don't want to."

"Then it's me you're worried about?" I asked, the thought hitting me mid-bite.

Hayden didn't answer, which, of course, was the answer. My mind raced for a moment before I teased, "Wait-don't tell me going back means you'd have to marry Yara?"

Hayden sighed. "The Hart heir and the Drago heir are supposed to marry. It's been decided for years."

all he had to do was step down as the Hart heir. Easy, right? Except clearly, it

breezy. "Well, go ahead, then.

to mine, sharp and ice-cold. "What

""I said-"

speak," he warned, his tone dead

refused to back down. "Look, if you've decided to go back and that means marrying

I talked, the more upset I got. I dropped my fork onto

things over. Instead, he asked, "Are you really okay

tears. "And when

me, sliding down my cheek. Then the floodgates opened, and

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find your Yara. I don't want to

didn't care about him, would I have kept this baby? And yet, he always seemed to pick Yara to confide in. Even when he faked his death, she knew, and I was left in the dark. Now he wanted

his hand on my shoulder, trying to turn me toward him. I

be mad, Kiki. It's my fault, okay? All of

shrugging him off. "I

you, and I wasn't