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."

embarrassed, like he was the one who had betrayed me, not Jace. He didn't dare say more, realizing that bringing me here

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

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

jobs were hard to find. Plus, Gavin had just started dating someone last month.

I admired my own composure for

awkwardly ended the call, his

fault," I said, pausing. "Why don't you sit and

stunts, like pretending to faint or faking another one of her

Gavin, I glanced at Tanya. Her eyes were wary, defensive, and ready for a

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

was over 200 square meters, with a 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 me of a painting I once

left was the CBD business center, offering a

was my

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

everything felt

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

one in my painting