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.

even bring myself to go home. I thought about ending it just

me I'd be living with them now, that they'd be my new parents, that I stopped being

all that darkness. I

why I misread Jace's smile at first, thinking it meant something more. Looking back

back then, I saw it as a ray

"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 before they realize what they've lost," Lena added, giving my shoulders a

was just as pissed

is some kind of TV

that?"

once and for all,

But Lena wasn't letting it go.

Absolutely not," I shook

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me. If I brought this up and he took it

choice, and you know

it," I mumbled, feeling