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

Chapter 22

Gavín looked just as surprised as I was. "Ms. Twain, what are you doing here?"

Tanya adjusted her nightgown. "I live here."

She noticed the keys in my hand. "Do you always just walk into other people's homes without knocking?"

Gavin stepped forward. "No... this place was supposed to be a gift from Mr. Johnston to Ms. Kay."

He fumbled with his phone, accidentally putting the call on speaker. "Mr. Johnston, about the Splendor Heights penthouse-"

Before he could finish, Jace interrupted, "That's for Tanya."

Tanya's smile widened right in front of me.

"And Ms. Kay-"

Gavin tried to continue, but Jace cut him off again, "I'll get another house for Keira. And... don't let Keira know about this."

betrayed me, not Jace.

have cleared it with Jace,

during the call, knowing

and good jobs were hard to find. Plus, Gavin had just started dating someone last month. Losing his job now could

admired my own composure

awkwardly ended the call, his face full

your fault," I said, pausing. "Why don't you sit and have some tea while I chat

pretending to faint or faking another one of her pregnancy tummy

I glanced at Tanya. Her eyes were wary,

her the satisfaction. Instead, I began to

chair and a small. coffee table by the floor-to-ceiling windows caught my eye. The

in Seavora, with an ideal floor level. To the left was the CBD business center, offering a view of the RiverwaveCorp

was my

it was a gift from Jace, and I could tell he really

now, everything

out the other rooms. The bedroom, bathroom,

layout matched the one