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

Chapter

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"It's not your fault. Everyone looks out for themselves first. It's human nature," I said sincerely, not blaming Demi.

Demi and I were close, but even between best friends, self-preservation comes first.

"Keira, I-" Demi grabbed my arm, trying to say something else.

I cut her off. "Mr. Johnston made it clear: if we don't fix the lighting issue, it's on us. We don't have time for anything else. Let's just get this done." Demi's eyes went wide. "But it's not our fault. They're acting like we messed up."

"We're in charge of this project. Any problems are on us. No

excuses. If we don't want to deal with the fallout, we need to fix it," said, keeping my voice firm.

Demi nodded silently and turned away, muttering, "He's doing this out of spite."

I got it-Jace's actions were totally driven by his issues with me.

I sighed. I knew it all too well. But the more he pushed, the more determined I was to resolve the issue flawlessly, leaving him no room to complain.

my way of fulfilling my

to show him

with the contact info for the lighting

and the construction team.

1/3

issues and solutions. But they couldn't come until the day

much the night before, I gave her the day off to rest.

but I needed to

as I was about to leave, Tanya walked up to

we have anything to discuss,"

and knew Tanya had joined the company three days ago in

teams didn't usually interact, so her

Ms. Twain?"

only in the administration department but also appointed as a supervisor. Jace's actions were like a guy totally whipped, giving her the job despite the inevitable backlash. He showed no regard for my feelings, even though I was his fiancée,

a personal matter," Tanya

time. "Sorry,

She bit her lip.

grabbed my bag. "I gotta head out.

looked around to

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