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."

he was the one who had betrayed me, not Jace.

a huge mistake. He should have

expose Jace during the call, knowing it would cost

find. Plus, Gavin had just

I admired my own

ended the call, his

you sit and have some tea

want Tanya pulling any stunts, like pretending to faint or faking another one of her pregnancy

Her eyes

Instead, I began to take in

simple yet detailed decor. A bean bag chair and a small. coffee table by the floor-to-ceiling windows caught my eye. The setup reminded

was the CBD business center, offering a view of the RiverwaveCorp Tower, and to the right, the

my

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

everything felt

out the other rooms. The

layout matched the one

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