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."

and embarrassed, like he was the one who had betrayed me, not Jace. He didn't dare

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

call, knowing it

economy tanking, lots of companies were laying off people, and good jobs were hard to find. Plus, Gavin had just started dating someone last month. Losing his job now could

moment, I admired my own composure

ended the call, his

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

away because I didn't want Tanya pulling any stunts, like pretending to faint or faking another

Her eyes were wary, defensive, and ready for

give her the satisfaction. Instead, I began to

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

floor level. To the left was the CBD business center, offering a view of the RiverwaveCorp Tower, and to the right,

was my dream

gift from Jace, and I could tell he

now, everything felt

checked out the other rooms. The

matched the one in my