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

Chapter 25

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I smirked. Lena could tell something was up. "Did you dig up something about him and Tanya?"

She totally got where I stood.

"He handed Tanya a penthouse that was supposed to be mine," I spilled quickly.

Lena went quiet for a beat, then clenched her jaw. "Are you gonna..."

She didn't need to finish-I knew exactly what she meant. "I'm not falling for him again."

"What a jerk! If you take him back, he'll just keep pulling this crap!" Lena shared my take on relationships.

"I know."

"Okay, let's figure out our next move. Take his call, hear him out, then meet me," Lena paused. "I'll get someone to cover half my shift."

I wanted to tell her not to bother, but she'd already hung up.

Jace's call kept coming. Finally, I picked up. "Hey..."

Kay, what the hell are you doing? What's

phone away from my ear, letting him vent. When he settled down, I brought it back. "Jace Johnston, I told you yesterday

Where are you? Why didn't you come to get

Tanya hadn't told him about my visit to the penthouse, and I didn't bring it up either. I just answered his question. "I went to Cloudscape Monastery to hear Abbot

in a lie. "Rea,

left to explain. You've had plenty of chances to explain before. Jace,

"Rea!"

way, I've finished organizing all my work

he cut in with a shout, "What are

my

this on purpose, aren't

him removing his

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He hung up.

gazing up at the sky. A bird soared past,

from Jace, free from the Johnston family, free to live my own

like a caged bird, unable to explore the world

spread my wings and reach for the world I'd always

headed out to find Lena. She'd ditched her shift for me, and I knew meeting her