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

Chapter 290

Matthew and Lindey always treated me like family, likell was their own daughter.

I knew that. I really did.

But ever since I found that contract, it's like there's this constant knot in my chest whenever I'm around them.

I just want to untangle it. I want to love them freely and accept their love without holding back.

Thorsten chuckled. "Like father, like daughter."

I froze. He'd just claimed he didn't remember my dad.

So, he was lying to me.

And why.

I

My chest tightened as I dug my nails into my palm.

Thorsten let out a soft laugh. "It's because Matthew keeps bringing it up. Otherwise, why would I remember someone I met twice, over ten years ago?"

My throat tightened. "Why does Matthew keep bringing up my dad?"

Thorsten waved him off. He walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking out at the lush

how to

might've said, and I couldn't just make something

him by the window. "Matthew was my

eyes

too. The wide stretch of green was

reminded me of the prairies my dad used to take me to. Even though my parents didn't have much money, they made sure

big cities, saying there was nothing special about concrete jungles. If we were going to travel, they

wide-open landscapes

of the times we stayed in little cabins, drinking fresh

all the mountains and rivers in

he's gone now, and I haven't been able to bring

Johnston family, whenever Matthew

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always said

become this deep

to touch it, afraid of how much it'd

but you're not the only

held my breath,

say for sure whether your dad's accident was caused by someone, but I can tell you it had nothing. to do with Matthew," Thorsten continued, finally addressing the question I'd been too afraid to

a wedge between me and

o sure