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?"

to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking out at the lush lawn outside "What do you

really knew how to play this

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

window.

respond, his eyes still

wide stretch of green

to take me to. Even though my parents didn't have much money, they made sure we traveled

concrete jungles. If we

and wide-open landscapes became

of the times we stayed in little cabins, drinking fresh milk

the mountains and rivers in the

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

Johnston family, whenever Matthew and Lindey

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I always said

had become this deep scar in my

to touch it, afraid of how much

thinking about your dad, but you're

my breath,

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 ask. I stayed quiet, though I wanted to ask how

a wedge between me

o sure