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."

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

have cleared

call, knowing

and good jobs were hard to find. Plus, Gavin had just

my own composure for not

the call, his face full

pausing. "Why don't you sit and have some

like pretending to faint or faking another one of her pregnancy tummy pains that I'd

Her eyes were wary, defensive, and ready for

didn't give her the satisfaction. Instead, I began

by the floor-to-ceiling windows caught my eye. The setup reminded me of a painting I once made. Morning sunlight lazily streamed through the glass,

offering a view of the RiverwaveCorp Tower, and to the right, the vast ocean with its

was my dream

was a gift from Jace, and I could tell he really put some thought

everything

The bedroom,

layout matched the one