Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 24

When Jace called me again, I was at the Cloudscape Monastery listening to a sermon..

"Rea, it's almost eleven. Why aren't you here yet?" Jace sounded urgent.

"I'm almost there, just wait a little longer." I was doing this on purpose.

I'd loved him for a decade, and lost track of how many times I'd waited on him.

Today, though, I made him wait on me. It was a small payback for a decade of love and youth. "Hurry up, don't miss the time my mentor recommended," Jace urged me once more.

At that moment, I was sitting in front of Abbot Levinsky, who hadn't mentioned anything about my marriage. It was clear he didn't know I was supposed to register with Jace today, let alone any auspicious timing.

I softly hummed in acknowledgment, hung up, and switched off my phone, focusing back on Abbot Levinsky's sermon.

Jace was a believer ever since he miraculously recovered from a serious illness as a child. Lindey had prayed nonstop at the monastery for three days and nights, and somehow, Jace had pulled through Since then, Lindey had become an even more devout believer, urging Jace to accept Abbot Levinsky as his spiritual guide.

Naturally, I tagged along with Jace whenever he visited Abbot Levinsky, who personally blessed our relationship. But despite all that, my relationship with Jace still didn't have a happy ending.

I didn't leave Cloudscape Monastery until three in the afternoon. My phone stayed off as I headed straight to the clerk's office.

Jace wasn't there anymore.

waited for me, but it

him in

and turned on my phone. Countless messages and

calls and

you here? Why's your phone

time. Hurry up or

[Rea, what's going on?]

hit

20 mins till the clerk's office shuts. We won't be able

you messing with

can't believe you're pulling

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practically hear Jace going from panicked to pissed off, and finally just plain

at 11:55. His

missed calls,

before he hung

was clearly furious, angry that I had stood him up and

trying to reach me. Jace had reached out to her while searching for

sent her a voice message. "Don't worry, Lena. I'm okay.

through right away, and she asked, "What's going

my lip. "It's