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

hapter 134

"In a few days, it'll be Matthew's birthday. You're coming, right?"

Lindey's words caught me off guard, reminding me that Matthew's birthday was indeed coming up.

Even if she hadn't brought it up, I wouldn't have forgotten. I had reminders set for everyone's birthdays in the Johnston family. Living with them, I always tried to make sure everything was perfect, just to keep everyone happy.

I wasn't exactly treated like an outsider, but I still walked on eggshells, always worried that one wrong move might make them think less of me or, worse, dislike me.

Lost in thought, I didn't answer right away, so Lindey added, "Rea, you know we've always thought of you as our daughter. Every year, we've appreciated your gifts and well wishes on our birthdays. If you don't come this year, Matthew will be really disappointed." I hadn't planned on going, but I'd already arranged for a gift to be delivered.

Now that she was asking directly, it was hard to say no, especially with Jace acting like a total maniac lately. I was worried that if I went to the Johnston house, he might pull something crazy, like drag me off to his bed.

But if I said I wasn't coming, Lindey would probably hit me with a million reasons why I should. So, I reassured her, "Lindey, of course I'll be there."

wouldn't enjoy his birthday if you didn't,"

continued, "We've already scolded Jace for the

It seemed like they had no idea about the stunts

treated

told her about Jace's latest antics, Lindey would just scold him over the phone to make me feel

Jace wasn't the kind of guy who'd back down just because someone told him off. Once he got an idea in his

his crazy stunts. The only way to really deal

to play the part of my boyfriend, dealing with this was going to be a lot harder. "Rea, if he

and still sharp as

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flowers in my hand.

me join you; we haven't been in a while, and it'd

clutched the flowers a little tighter. "Lindey, I'm already at the