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

Chapter 992

Sh*t!

He had already left–why was he coming back?!

Lena’s first instinct was to hide.

Running back to the bedroom wasn’t realistic–Aaron would probably enter before she even made it.

In the end, she chose the nearest possible hiding spot–the floor–length curtains.

Lena’s fingers dug into the wall behind her.

Her chest felt tight. Stifling.

Maybe people really were pathetic–never realizing what they had until it was gone.

She used to despise people like that.

Now, she had become the very thing she hated most.

“If you don’t like it, you can redecorate however you want before you move in,” Aaron said casually.

Lena’s eyes went wide.

Move in?

They’re moving in together?!

It had only been a few days!

Their progress was moving way too fast!

An icy weight settled over her heart, as if a chunk of snow had been stuffed inside her chest, freezing her from the inside out.

“Not at all, I quite like it,” Xandra’s voice was soft, carrying a shy undertone.

Lena clenched her teeth.

She didn’t know whether she was angrier at Aaron for inviting another woman to his home, or at herself for caring so damn much.

“Sit wherever you like. What would you like to drink? Coffee?”

“Mm, coffee.”

the

Lena had abandoned earlier in

picked it up, his fingers brushing against

cup and

placed the steaming cup in front of her, reminding her

say that to her.

same words belonged

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considerate than he had

faint white marks–scratches that might as well have been carved

take a look around?” Xandra asked sweetly.

smoothly, offering no hesitation, no attempt to hide anything.

Lena’s heart raced.

he not care if she

did he just assume she had

hiding and was simply confident

ostrich burying its head

impulse surged

I just walked out right

front of Xandra, wearing nothing but his oversized

to

she was technically his niece by title, no woman in her right mind

Aaron. Explain this one.

in the end… she didn’t have the heart to

knew his

tested

had

wanted was for Xandra to hurry up and leave so

was just thinking this when-

Beep.

washing machine finished its cycle, the notification chime cutting

Lena’s breath stilled.

Shit,

toward the sound. “Aaron, your laundry is done. Do you want me to take it

air went deathly silent.

didn’t respond