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."

betrayed me, not Jace. He didn't dare say more, realizing

first was a huge mistake. He should have cleared it with Jace,

didn't expose Jace during the call, knowing it would cost

to find. Plus, Gavin had

my own composure

his

you sit and have some tea while

pretending to faint or faking another one of her pregnancy tummy

Her eyes were

give her the satisfaction. Instead, I began to take in the

the floor-to-ceiling windows caught my eye. The setup reminded me of a

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

my

and

now, everything felt

rooms. The bedroom, bathroom, and open

matched the one

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