Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right ( Love's Redemption) [On-Going] - Chapter 723

“You said you’d been suspicious of Wayne for a while. What about Jace? You were working with him, but when he was surrounded by crocodiles, you just… stood there. Why?” I finally asked, a question that had haunted me for ages. Even though Jace and I had ended things, that moment stuck in my head, like a bad movie scene I couldn’t skip. I’d even dreamt about it.

I’d asked Jace once, but his answer didn’t feel real. Hayden’s answer? That’s the one I needed.

“Testing him,” Hayden said, cool and straight to the point.

“Testing him? He’s Wayne’s brother.”

“He is,” Hayden said, not budging. “But not entirely. There were… other reasons.

“Like what?” I pressed, trying to stay patient.

I was sitting sideways, avoiding his bandaged arm. His face was out of view, but his voice stayed steady.