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?"

some pool," I said. I knew Steve would tell him about our meeting, so there was no

time you want to go, call

for fun, especially without him. He definitely didn't 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?"

fine," I said, washing my hands and

everything. Stop making

me

scrubbed my fingers, noticing the small dent in

from a fight when he was drunk. A chunk of flesh had been lost, and though it healed, it left

fill it with the largest diamond ring, but I was still

card to shop," I

"Don't misunderstand. Desmond's parents blamed

her cards. She needs to

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"Jace, are you indebted to Tanya or Desmond in

and I could see the veins on his forehead bulging. "What nonsense are you talking

why are you so attentive to Tanya? Or... thought about the gossip on Demi's phone." Did something happen between you two

turned cold. "Are