NovelBarChapter 546
"Huh?!"
Wait, Hayden went missing before?
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He'd never mentioned that. Now that | thought about it in all the twe'd been together, he'd rarely talked
about his family or his past, aside from Yuna.
I'd always figured he felt self-conscious about his family background, and I didn't want to mess with his pride by
asking. But now... maybe he'd kept quiet to holdat a distance. The thought of that kinda stung.
"So... how did he go missing? Like, was he kidnapped by traffickers or something?" I half-joked.
"Worse. He was actually kidnapped. But my parents wouldn't let anyone talk about it."
| blinked, stunned. "Wait, kidnapped? But wasn't he old enough back then? How did that even happen?"
“I don't know much," Yuna admitted. "My parents kept it all hush-hush. | just overheard things here and there.
Later, they managed to find him, but right after that, they sent him off to join the military.” She shook her head.
"You have no idea how much | cried when he left for boot camp."
| knew Hayden had been in the military, but | had no idea it was because of something like this.
Maybe his parents had wanted him to toughen up, to know how to protect himself if he ever faced that kind of
danger again.
"Hayden never told you about any of this?" Yuna asked, noticing the shock on my face.
| forced a small, bitter smile. "No, he didn't. Makeswonder if he even loves me. | mean, if you love someone,
you'd want to share everything with them, right?"
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtYuna, who was completely obsessed with Wade and couldn't go a day without seeing him, probably agreed with
me.
Sure enough, she didn't argue. She just said, "Hayden's always been quiet. Even when he was home, he barely
spoke more than a few words all year."
| didn't call her out on the weak excuse. Instead, | just gave her a small smile.
Whatever Hayden's reasons, it wasn't my place to push
He'd even bought Yuna's plane ticket on the sflight as mine. And to make her comfortable, I'd asked the
flight attendants to adjust her seat. Yuna got airsick, and not long after we boarded, she was out cold.
But her words kept spinning in my mind. Could it be that Hayden's dad had targeted my parents because of
Hayden's kidnapping, not for money? The thought gnawed at me, and | realized | hadn't even asked Yuna when
exactly Hayden's kidnapping happened.
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But as | glanced over at her sleeping face, still creased with worry even in her sleep, | didn't have the heart to
wake her.
By the twe touched down in Houston, it was evening again. But this time, there was no one waiting
for us.
We took a cab to the hotel. Yuna looked miserable, keeping her eyes shut the entire ride.
Watching her, | couldn't shake the worry. "Should we stop by a hospital, just to be safe?"
"No need, I'm fine," she mumbled, slipping her arm through mine and resting her head on my just need to lie
down once we get to the hotel."
But | couldn't help reaching over to check her forehead. It felt a little warm.
shoulder. "I
Ignoring her protests, | had the driver
take us straight to the hospital. When
we got there, | insisted she get her
heart checked. While she was inside,
Hayden's call STR Was
jo ing Yr, Wow se. Since her
p one was with me, | didn't pick up.
He called again, and when | didn't
answer that either, my own phone lit
up. Of course he'd call me. He had to
know | was with her; he was clearly
keeping tabs on everything | did. A
sharp wave of irritation flared up. | hit
"reject," but he immediately called
back. | knew he was probably
panicking, not able to reach Yuna.
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So, what-he thought | was Yuna's designated babysitter now?
| finally answered, not giving him a
second to speak before snapping,
"Hayden, who said you could track
my every move Ad GRY Shove me
irfoTbabysitier duty for your sister?
You think you can just expect that of
me?" He was silent on the other end
for a beat, then asked in a low voice,
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