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."

like he was the one who had betrayed me, not

He should have cleared it with

expose Jace during the call, knowing it would cost Gavin

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

that moment, I admired my own

call, his face full of

pausing. "Why don't you sit and have some tea while I chat with Ms.

to faint or faking another one of her pregnancy tummy pains that

at Tanya. Her eyes were wary,

the satisfaction. Instead, I began to take in the

detailed decor. A bean bag chair and a small. coffee table 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, instantly

the best location in Seavora, with an ideal floor level. To the left was the CBD business center, offering a view of the RiverwaveCorp Tower, and to the right, the vast

was my dream

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

everything

looked around the living room, then checked out the other rooms. The bedroom, bathroom, and open

the one