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.

gaze, meeting her dazed, misty

am not,” she snapped, her voice rising

When I confessed to you, you acted like I was some kind of plague

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

him for a long moment before

a good girl–positive and

wasn’t a direct answer, but it was still an answer.

he was willing to say this

through Lena’s mind. Even she found

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

Lena didn’t feel like talking anymore.

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Chapter 988

want to stay in his arms.

struggling to

Instead, his voice turned cold.

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

the sourness in her tone. The corner of his lips twitched slightly, but his expression remained

serious.

me Uncle Aaron. I’m

a few years older

home,” Aaron said, holding her securely as he continued walking.

times before giving up and going silent.