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

is a shadow that will haunt me for the rest of my life. Do you

do you want me to do so you'll forgive me and not break

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

him. "Move aside, I'm hungry and need

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

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 wait to

haven't gotten our marriage certificate, had a wedding, or even been relationship like

my dad always introduced my mom as his "wife" in public. He said "wife' was

called me his wife, he must really mean it. My heart started to

what happened at the company yesterday and gave Jace a good

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let it get to me," I replied. Even though I thought of them as my parents, I couldn't act as openly as a real daughter might, showing my feelings. "Rea is a

girl. Jace needs to marry her ASAP," Lindey said, smoothly changing the topic to getting the marriage certificate tomorrow. Jace looked