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."

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

He should have cleared it with

didn't expose Jace during the call, knowing it

laying off people, and good jobs were hard to find.

that moment, I admired my own composure

the call, his face full

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

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

glanced at Tanya. Her eyes were wary, defensive,

the satisfaction. Instead, I began to take

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

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 ocean with its rolling waves and soaring seagulls. +15

was my

told me it was a gift from Jace, and

now, everything

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

one in my