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..."

you doing? What's going on?" Jace's voice

ear, letting him vent. When he settled down, I brought it back. "Jace Johnston, I told you yesterday in front of your parents

give me that. Where are you? Why didn't you come to get

I didn't bring it up either. I just answered his question. "I went to Cloudscape Monastery to hear Abbot Levinsky

knew he'd been caught in

had plenty of chances to explain before.

"Rea!"

my work and sent everything to

I could finish, he cut in with a shout, "What

taking my

on purpose, aren't you?" Jace

silent, listening to the faint rustle of him removing his tie. "Fine. If

Click!

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He hung up.

sky. A bird

could finally be free-free from Jace, free from the Johnston family, free to live my own

Johnston family had supported me, I'd always felt like a

wings and reach for the world

Lena. She'd ditched her shift for me, and I