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

Chapter 54

Lindey and Matthew tensed up when I spoke, not surprised but definitely uneasy.

"Rea, we know about it. It's not your fault. It's that rascal Jace's fault, I scolded him. I told him to come back and apologize to you..." Lindey started, cursing Jace before I could even get a word in.

She was trying to keep me from saying what she didn't want to hear.

Matthew, more rational, interrupted her, "Let Rea speak."

'Lindey's grip on my hand tightened, her eyes begging me not to say what she feared.

I lowered my gaze, trying to stay composed. "Jace and have broken up."

The room fell into a heavy silence, with Lindey's grip tightening even more.

"Why?" Matthew's voice was deep and authoritative.

I knew I had to give them a reason they couldn't argue with, or this would never end. Just saying Jace and I were incompatible wouldn't cut it.

to be honest. "Because of Tanya. He cares more about her than

done with that woman? Rea, tell me, and I'll

darker. "Rea, we don't know much about his affairs outside. Tell us, and we'll make it

you know? The rumors must have reached you by now. Haven't you

that

Even as chairman, he still had a ton of influence, even though he passed most

matters.

He might look like he wasn't involved, but he was actually running the show from behind the scenes.

a widow was all over the company. No

just waiting for me

into the penthouse meant for me. She bought the

had filled me in about

enough not to register Tanya's prenatal records at Lena's hospital but at some fancy private hospital

didn't know Lena was a consulting specialist there. The day we were supposed to register our marriage, he had lied about needing to reschedule because of Abbot Levinsky's advice,

for a

me right away, thinking it would only upset me