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.

I'd come here. But

like they were fading

about half an hour to drive there. I grabbed the keys from the

the musty smell hit me. Dust covered everything. The electricity

bill, so I paid it, and

each room, ending up in my bedroom, looking at the pink bedspread. Suddenly, I made a decision: I didn't need to stay

wasn't too far. It usually took me that long to commute from the Johnston residence to the office

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in mind, I started cleaning right away. I

one message from

the intern wouldn't get

I slept in my parents' apartment. Surprisingly, I didn't feel scared at all;

I had noticed a discrepancy between the actual construction and the original design and wanted to check it out in person. Sure enough, the inspection revealed

some supplies for the apartment. While

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

for her, and I believed him. But now, I realized his