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

Chapter 994

Chapter 994

The curtain lifted slightly, and Lena felt a whisper of cold air brush against her skin. Her fingers dug into the wall

once more.

She didn’t see the look in Aaron’s eyes.

He had known she was hiding behind the curtain.

But he hadn’t expected her to be dressed like that…

There was a saying among men–of all the countless things that could be considered alluring, a woman wearing nothing but a man’s shirt was undoubtedly one of them.

“Aaron?” Xandra called out when he didn’t move.

Aaron’s fingers loosened, and instead of pulling back the curtain, he let it drop back into place, Stepping in front of it, he said, “I just remembered I have something to take care of. Let’s check it out another time. I’ll take you home.”

Xandra hesitated, sensing a brief flicker of something unreadable in his demeanor. Her eyes drifted toward the curtain for a second, but in the end, she nodded and followed him out.

Lena waited, listening to the sound of the car engine fade into the distance before she finally emerged.

Her back was damp with cold sweat, a small patch of the white shirt clinging to her skin.

Even without seeing his expression, she knew Aaron had seen her just now.

If she had the chance to erase any memory from her life, it would be this one.

Pushing the thought aside, she bolted toward the laundry room, desperate to change back into her clothes and leave immediately.

As she passed by the coffee machine, she caught sight of her abandoned cup.

So he knew.

He had known from the moment he walked in that she hadn’t left.

Which meant-

embarrassment. Her entire freaking nightmare just now-

it happen on

Aaron-!

Lena’s blood boiled.

furiously changed back into her clothes, grabbed her things, and stormed

snowfall had made the roads difficult, and cabs were nearly impossible to hail. But no

she stayed a second longer, and Aaron

might actually die of

she pulled out her

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was the most appropriate

current situation, that would be

once, having a pretend boyfriend was proving to be

importantly–she had questions for

had called

had Aaron shown

an exceptionally reliable fake boyfriend,

if he had been waiting for her

an easy smile, reaching over to open the passenger door for her.

before–how Aaron

mood soured all over again.

passenger seat and slammed the door shut–perhaps a little too forcefully.

chuckled. “Who pissed you off this early in

a question,” Lena said,

“Shoot.”

to the police station last night?”

by the time I got there, you

lie was so smooth, his face

narrowed her eyes at him.

tell Aaron

would I?” Ron asked, looking genuinely confused.

She hesitated.