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

Chapter 15

Lena sensed I wasn't telling the whole truth but didn't press further. "Alright, I'll let you know if there's any news. By the way, where are you going tonight? If you don't want to go back to the Johnston residence, you can stay at my place." Lena was on the night shift tonight, so staying at her place made the most sense.

II really didn't want to go back to the Johnston residence, especially since Jace and I were sharing a room now.

But crashing at Lena's place forever wasn't a great idea either. Even though she didn't have a boyfriend, everyone needs their own space.

"Alright," I agreed. Until I found somewhere else, her place was better than

hotel.

Even though I had a spot at Lena's for the night, I didn't head straight there. Instead, I drove to Emberholm.

Emberholm was an old town, but it was still home to a lot of people, mostly renters, because the rent was cheap.

I came here because my parents' apartment was here. Before my parents passed away, the three of us lived here. Back then, it wasn't an old town yet; it was booming and in a prime spot. But in ten years, the place had really gone downhill.

Most of the apartments and houses in our neighborhood were rented out now, but ours stayed the same. My parents' clothes and shoes were still right where they left them.

them, I'd come here.

they were fading from

I grabbed the keys from the glove compartment. and headed upstairs to unlock

in, the musty smell hit me. Dust covered everything. The electricity had been shut off since

electricity bill, so I paid it, and soon the power

on, I walked through each room, ending up in my bedroom, looking at the pink bedspread. Suddenly, I made a decision:

usually took me that long to commute from the Johnston residence to the

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away. I worked until ten at night

except for one message from Lena: [Tanya and her

the intern wouldn't

Surprisingly, I didn't

morning, instead of heading to the office, I went to the amusement park. While reviewing the report yesterday, I had noticed a discrepancy between the actual construction and the original design and wanted to check it out

the mall to pick up some supplies for the apartment. While choosing

fine despite her dramatic panic yesterday. It was obvious now that her performance was just to make Jace worry. And it

I believed him. But now, I realized