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

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

that. Where are you? Why didn't you come to get the license with

either. I just answered his question.

caught in a lie. "Rea, let

explain. You've had plenty

"Rea!"

I've finished organizing all my work and sent everything to the

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

taking my

this on purpose, aren't you?"

the faint rustle of him removing his tie. "Fine. If you want to throw tantrums, be

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He hung up.

up at the sky. A bird soared past, free

finally be free-free from Jace, free from the Johnston family, free

had supported me, I'd always felt like a

spread my wings and reach

ditched her shift for me, and I knew meeting her face-to-face would calm her