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.

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

and I wanted to show him that his daughter was

returned with the contact info for

and the construction team.

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on-site to discuss the issues and solutions. But they couldn't come until the day after

hadn't slept much the night before, I gave her the day off to rest. I

things out with Jace, but I needed to resolve

was about to leave, Tanya walked up to me and asked, " Can we

think we have anything to discuss,"

had joined the company three days ago in the

didn't usually interact,

Twain?" I asked,

a guy totally whipped, giving her the job despite the inevitable backlash. He showed no regard for my feelings, even though

a personal matter," Tanya said

"Sorry, it's work hours

more uncomfortable. She bit her lip. "Can

grabbed my bag. "I gotta head out.

face fell. She looked around to make sure

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