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

Chapter 988

He was already delivering himself to her doorstep how could she not succeed?

But Aaron knew he couldn’t give her such an easy answer. She only dared to say such bold words now because she was drunk. Once she sobered up tomorrow, she would turn into an ostrich again, burying her head in the sand.

For her to say something like this, it meant her heart had already wavered. She was just holding back, still hesitant, still unwilling to take that final step forward.

“You’ve had too much to drink. I’m your Uncle Aaron,” Aaron said, deliberately keeping his expression stern.

Lena chuckled. “Oh, now you remember you’re my Uncle Aron? But when you confessed to me, why didn’t you remember it then?”

She was bringing up old accounts now. He couldn’t tell if she was truly drunk or deliberately testing him.

But regardless, he couldn’t let her win so easily. If he did, she would just run away again the moment she faced any difficulty.

“I realized my mistake, so I corrected it in time,” Aaron said lightly.

Lena stiffened.

Mistake?

Those two words hit her like a slap.

So… he was saying he never truly liked her? That it was just a moment of confusion?

Was that why he had so quickly moved on to looking for a girlfriend after confessing to her?

“So, what you’re saying is… I have no chance at all?” Lena’s voice was soft, tinged with grievance and reluctance.

meeting her dazed, misty

am not,” she snapped, her

you weren’t, you wouldn’t be saying these things. When I confessed to you, you

did not run away! You’re not some kind of monster–I was just… just…” Lena struggled to explain, but the words wouldn’t come.

a long moment before asking, “Do you

good girl–positive and

but it

fact that he was willing to say

through Lena’s mind. Even she found her likable–how

a mistake. After all, she was

feel like

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Chapter 988

didn’t even want to stay in his arms.

him, struggling

let go. Instead, his voice

him. “You have a girlfriend. Carrying another woman like this in public– have you even

of

serious.

asked. “You call me Uncle Aaron.

a few years older than

taking you home,” Aaron said, holding her

struggled a few more times before