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."

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

go ahead, then. You and Yara are such

sharp and ice-cold. "What did

""I said-"

carefully before you speak," he warned, his tone dead

and that means marrying Yara, why

more I talked, the more upset I got. I dropped my fork onto the plate with a clatter and shoved

didn't try to smooth things over. Instead,

"And when you two get

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

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Chapter 849

Go find your Yara. I don't want

always seemed to pick Yara to confide in. Even

on my shoulder, trying to turn me toward

beside me. "Don't be mad, Kiki. It's my

him off. "I don't want to

leaning in closer, "I wasn't testing you, and I