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.

buys another one, that's his problem. But that penthouse was meant for you. No other woman deserves to live

words warmed my heart

felt like she was defending me the way a

it, Lindey," I said, trying to talk her down. "You don't

I was behind it. And the last thing I needed was to get pulled back into that mess or have Tanya thinking I was

make them so mad they'll want to scream. Don't worry about

out

rascal hiding his side chick in your own house... I see him, I'll knock

down and stared at the ceiling, replaying the memory of Gavin showing me the penthouse. How did Lindey even find out about that

lost in thought,

figured he might be in the kitchen, but nope, not

turn around when I heard the

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my heart skipped a beat, a weird, uneasy

away earlier, I awkwardly pouted, trying to break the tension.

bait. Instead,

to pick up where we'd left off, so I raised my hand, ready to stop him. But

ointment Lena had given me. I'd left it in the bathroom, planning to use it after my

expected Hayden to