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

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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.

was my way of fulfilling my dad's dream. It had to be perfect,

was a perfectionist, and I wanted to show him that his daughter

the contact info for the lighting

and the construction team.

1/3

called them, and we agreed to meet on-site to discuss the issues and solutions. But they couldn't come until the day after tomorrow,

gave her the

with Jace, but I needed to resolve matters with his

as I was about to leave, Tanya walked up to me and

think we have anything

the HR records and knew Tanya had joined the company three days ago

project department, our teams didn't usually

Ms. Twain?" I asked,

her the job despite the

matter," Tanya said

the time. "Sorry, it's

She bit her

gotta head out. Got other plans after

to make sure no one was

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