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

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Even though I'd moved on from Jace, the sting of what he did was still there, like an old bruise that hadn't quite faded.

"Rea, you poor thing," Lindey said, her eyes blazing with that fierce protectiveness she was known for. You went through all that and didn't say a word? That place was supposed to be yours. You should've kicked her out! I wouldn't let a stray cat stay there, let alone her!"

No wonder Matthew always tiptoed around her. Besides loving her, he was probably scared out of his mind to get on her bad side.

But Jace and I were history, so what was the point of dragging this up again?

I tried to calm her down. "It's over, Lindey. Let it go."

"Maybe you're over it, but I'm not. I'm getting that place back today, she declared.

I couldn't help but smile a little. "Even if you boot her out of that penthouse, Jace can just buy her another

one."

Tanya might've been the one in the middle, but it was Jace who put her there in the first place.

He was the real problem, not her.

that penthouse was meant for you. No other woman deserves

words warmed my

felt like she was defending me the way a

appreciate it, but it's not worth it, Lindey," I said, trying to talk her down. "You don't need

this, Jace would definitely think I was behind it. And the last thing I

not upset. I'm going to make them so mad

her out of it, so I just

in your own house... I see him, I'll knock his teeth out!" she ranted

memory of Gavin showing me the penthouse. How did Lindey even find out about that day?

there for a bit, lost in thought, before finally getting up and

figured he might be in the kitchen, but

went back to his room? I was about to turn around when

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usual, and my heart skipped a beat, a

pouted, trying to break the tension.

bait. Instead, he

where we'd left off, so I raised my hand, ready to

down and saw he was holding the ointment Lena had given me. I'd left it in the bathroom, planning to use

Hayden to find