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

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Chapter 19

Gavin Lawson was his secretary.

I stayed quiet, and Jace looked down. "Rea, what do you want me to do? Just tell me, okay?" He sounded powerless, helpless, even somewhat despondent. Seeing him like this was rare.

"Jace, we've broken up. You don't need to worry about this. Take care of her however your want," I said.

He shook his head and stepped closer, trapping me between the sink and his chest. "Don't even think about it. We're getting our marriage certificate tomorrow."

Jace, do you really want to marry me?" I remembered the conversation he had with Steve and spoke directly. "We know each other too well. So well that you have no interest in even sleeping with me, right?" "I told you it was just a joke. That night, I was-

I

that night, "that night is a shadow that will haunt me for the

he asked helplessly, "What do you want

him, yet he kept asking. I didn't want to

"Move aside, I'm

he said, taking out his phone and blocking her on all social

the irritation in his voice, I gave a bitter smile. "Jace, are you just worried your parents will freak out if I tell them we broke up? I can

I really want to marry you. Jace paused, then added, "Even though we haven't gotten our marriage certificate, had a wedding,

"wife" in public. He said "wife' was the highest

must really mean it. My heart started to

Jace a good talking- to. He knows he messed

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I thought of them as my parents, I couldn't act as openly as a real daughter might, showing my feelings. "Rea is a smart girl. She and Jace have known each other for so long; they

why I'm so scared of losing such a great girl. Jace needs to marry her ASAP," Lindey said, smoothly changing the topic to getting the marriage certificate tomorrow.