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

Chapter 129

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I didn't even realize Lena was there until she handed me a cup of tea. "Jace is such a jerk. I never thought things would get this ugly once he showed his true colors."

I took a sip, letting the warmth seep through me. "Turns out, he was just pitying me."

Even though Jace and I had broken up, the memories of the good times still clung to me. But today, his words shredded those memories, leaving only the bitter truth behind.

Lena put a comforting hand on my shoulder, rubbing it gently. "Better to see him for what he really is now than later."

I didn't say anything, just stared into my cup. Lena nudged me. "Wanna get back at him?"

"What?"

Jace's words had cut deep, reopening wounds I thought were long healed, dragging me back to the worst time of my life.

He wasn't totally wrong-after the car accident that killed my parents, when they were lying cold in the morgue, I really did feel like I was all alone in the world. I had no idea what to do.

I couldn't even bring myself to go home. I thought about ending it just so I could be

and Lindey showed up, hugged me, and told me I'd be living with them now, that they'd be my new parents, that I stopped

only thing I could hold onto in all that darkness. I honestly believed the world still

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even marry, just to make Jace realize you're serious," Lena said, turning me to face her. "Show him you can live without him, that you don't need him at all." "Guys like him, with all their stupid pride and arrogance, need a reality check

could see she was just as pissed

is some kind of TV drama where you can just start a relationship

that?"

once and for all, and makes

my thoughts all jumbled. But Lena wasn't letting it go. "What about Hayden?

not," I shook my head

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this up and he took it seriously, I'd be in even deeper

and you know it,"

about it," I mumbled, feeling