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.

fulfilling my

to show him that

soon returned with the contact info for the

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

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

sorted things out with Jace, but I needed to resolve

was about to leave, Tanya walked

have anything to discuss," I

the HR records and knew Tanya had joined the company

the project department, our teams didn't

Twain?" I asked, keeping

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

a personal matter," Tanya said

"Sorry, it's work hours

She bit her lip. "Can we talk

gotta head out. Got other

looked around to make

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