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."

was step down as

go ahead, then. You and Yara are

snapped to mine, sharp and ice-cold. "What did you

""I said-"

before you speak," he

to back down. "Look, if you've decided to go back and that means marrying Yara, why shouldn't I support you? Why are you snapping

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

Instead, he asked, "Are you really okay

I snapped, blinking back tears. "And when you two get married,

my cheek. Then the floodgates opened,

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head away. "Go. Go find your Yara. I don't want to see

baby? And yet, he always seemed to pick

hand on my shoulder, trying to turn me

mad, Kiki. It's

mumbled, shrugging him off. "I don't want

wasn't testing you, and I wasn't joking. I'm not going back