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?"

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

how to

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

by the window. "Matthew was my

eyes

wide stretch of green

take me to. Even though my parents didn't

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

oceans, and wide-open landscapes became

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

once promised me he'd take me to see all the mountains and rivers in the world," I

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

Johnston family, whenever Matthew and Lindey went on trips and

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always said

become this deep

it, afraid of how much it'd

dad, but you're

my

do with Matthew," Thorsten continued, finally addressing the question I'd been

asking would put a wedge between me

o sure