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 going on?" Jace's voice boomed through the

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

are you? Why didn't you

it up either. I just answered his question. "I went to Cloudscape Monastery to hear Abbot Levinsky

in a lie. "Rea, let

had plenty of chances

"Rea!"

way, I've finished organizing all my work and

cut in

taking my annual

on purpose, aren't you?"

faint rustle of him removing his tie.

Click!

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He hung up.

gazing up at the sky. A bird soared past,

free-free from Jace, free from the

the Johnston family had supported me, I'd always felt like a caged bird, unable

I could spread my wings and reach for the world

ditched her shift for me,