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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

my

like she was defending me

really appreciate it, but it's not worth it, Lindey," I said, trying to talk her down. "You don't need to go through all this trouble and get upset over something that's

was behind it. And the last thing I needed

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

way past reasoning. There was no talking her out

rascal hiding his side chick in your own house... I see him, I'll knock his teeth out!" she ranted before

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

in thought, before finally getting

Hayden and figured he might be in the kitchen, but

turn around when I heard the bathroom door open, and Hayden

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at me, his gaze different from usual, and my heart skipped a beat, a weird,

away earlier, I awkwardly pouted, trying to break the tension. I'm hungry. Make me

didn't take the bait. Instead, he walked right up

heart sped up, thinking he was about to pick up where we'd left off, so I raised my hand, ready to stop him. But instead, he asked, "What's

me. I'd left it in the

hadn't expected Hayden

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