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

Chapter 213

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I had no clue what Jace was after, so I kept quiet, letting the silence stretch. But of course, he didn't wait.

"My parents can't stand Tanya, especially my mom. Do you think... maybe you could say something nice about her to help out?" Seriously?

Was he for real? Asking me to talk up Tanya? Either he'd lost it or he thought I was a total doormat.

"If you really want me to say something, it's not gonna be anything good," I shot back, not even pretending to be calm.

"Rea, I-"

"Jace, I'm not a saint. I'm definitely not the bigger person here. And Tanya? She means nothing to me. So why would I go out of my way to say something nice about her?" I snapped.

Jace's voice cut through the silence again, "Are you acting like this because you're jealous?"

I let out a dry laugh. "Oh, so that's what this is about? You're fishing to see if I'm jealous? Well, let me save you the trouble-I'm not. Actually, I'm kinda relieved. Relieved I figured you out sooner rather than later." Jace sighed on the other end. "The only thing I gave Tanya was a title. I owe her that much, but honestly, there's nothing between us."

it. "That's

talk to," he said, sounding frustrated,

He'd always been

he was in? Not my problem. We were both

well, I'm kinda busy," I said,

repair shop, picked up

the past few days, but I figured

were almost done. Apparently, Hayden had been pulling all-nighters, tweaking

free time he used to have had

I got to Lena's, she looked rough-her cold had really knocked her out. It wasn't just a sniffle; this flu had taken her down for days. She was finally getting a much-needed break at home. "I'm still contagious, you know. Stay back or I'll give it to you," she

a big hug anyway.

don't know why you're acting all reckless. "You're not even married to Hayden yet, and you're already spoiling his little sister like

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future sister-in-law I've seen who's

didn't even try to

her a look. "Don't tell me you still haven't worked

like I'm that helpless?"

"You reached out! What did he

shook her arm.

sighed. "He said... he'd be back in