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?"

bodyguard started to move, but Thorsten waved him off. He walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking out at the lush lawn outside

really knew how to play this

might've said, and I

by the window. "Matthew was

his eyes still on the

too. The wide stretch

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

was nothing special about concrete jungles. If we were going to travel, they

forests, oceans, and wide-open

the times we stayed in little

see all the mountains and rivers in

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

living with the Johnston family, whenever Matthew and Lindey went

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always said

deep scar in

to touch it,

thinking about your dad, but you're not the only one,"

held my

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 he

would put a wedge

o sure