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."

and embarrassed, like he was the one who had betrayed me, not Jace. He didn't dare say more, realizing that

a huge mistake. He should have cleared it with Jace, but now it

the call, knowing it would cost Gavin his

hard to find. Plus, Gavin had

that moment, I admired my own

his face full of

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

didn't want Tanya pulling any stunts, like pretending to faint or faking another one of her pregnancy tummy pains that I'd have

at Tanya. Her eyes were wary, defensive,

her the satisfaction. Instead, I began

chair and a small. coffee table by the floor-to-ceiling windows caught my eye. The setup reminded me of a painting

To the left was the CBD business center, offering a view of the RiverwaveCorp Tower, and to the right, the vast ocean with

was my

me it was a gift from Jace, and I could tell

now, everything

checked out the other rooms. The bedroom, bathroom, and open kitchen were

matched the one