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.

his gaze, meeting her dazed, misty eyes. “You’re drunk.‘

am not,” she snapped, her

you, you acted like I was some

some kind of monster–I was just… just…” Lena struggled to explain, but

at him for a long moment before

girl–positive and courageous.”

a direct answer, but it was still

other woman before. The fact that he was

Xandra’s gentle and polite demeanor flashed through Lena’s mind. Even she found her

her had been a mistake. After all, she was the woman who had been by his side the longest.

Lena didn’t feel like talking anymore.

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Chapter 988

even want to

pushed against him, struggling to get down.

go. Instead, his voice turned cold. “What are you

Carrying another woman like this

tone. The corner of his lips twitched slightly, but his

serious.

call me Uncle Aaron. I’m

You’re only a few years older

home,” Aaron said, holding her securely as

few more times before