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

Chapter

18

My heart was touched. Even though I was a foster child in this family, Jace's parents treated me with the same care and love as their own daughter. They made me feel like one of them.

I remembered Jace's brother, Wayne, joking that ever since I joined the family, both he and Jace had been knocked down the pecking order

Lena was right. I could break up with Jace, but breaking away from his family would be much harder.

I took a deep breath and pushed the door open.

Everyone's eyes turned to me, and Lindey quickly got up and came over. "Rea, you're back. We were just waiting for you to have dinner,"

"Hey Lindey, Matthew," I greeted them. Jace, who had been kicked by Matthew, stood up and

came over.

He took my bag. "Why are you back so late?"

him about our meeting, so there was no point

"Next time you want

want me spending time with his friends alone. Yet, he went out with his late buddy's wife and even gave her a supplementary card he never gave

Jace followed. "What's wrong?"

I said, washing my hands and

I've explained everything. Stop

me lower my

fingers, noticing the small dent

Jace away from a fight when he was drunk. A chunk of flesh had been lost,

promised to fill it with the largest diamond ring, but I was still waiting for

your supplementary card to shop," I

expression stiffened. "Don't misunderstand. Desmond's

off all her cards. She needs to live, so

+15 BONUS

the faucet and faced him. "Jace, are you indebted

could see the veins on his forehead

attentive to Tanya? Or... thought about the gossip on Demi's phone." Did something

cold.