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..."

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

down, I brought it back. "Jace Johnston, I told you yesterday in front of your parents that it was your final

Where are you? Why didn't you come to get the license with me today?"

and 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

in

had plenty of chances

"Rea!"

work and sent everything to

he cut in with a shout,

my annual

on purpose,

the faint rustle of him removing his tie. "Fine. If you want to

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He hung up.

smiled softly, gazing up at the sky. A bird

from Jace, free from the Johnston family,

had supported me, I'd always felt like

my wings and reach for the world I'd always

her shift for me, and I knew meeting