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

Chapter 294

People like Jace and Tanya only picked on those they thought wouldn't fight back.

They treated me like this because my silence and indifference made them think I was an easy target, never realizing it was just because I didn't give a damn.

But if they wanted to see me as weak, it was time to show them that even the quietest knife had a sharp edge.

My words made Jace's expression darken instantly. "Rea..."

"Let. Go." I snapped again.

But he still held on, his grip tight. "I'm not blaming you. I just... wanted to let you know."

"Are you trying to piss me off?" Each word was like a dagger, meant to cut deep. "Save it. I don't want to hear it." -

Jace's jaw clenched, and a vein pulsed at his temple. He was trying so hard to keep his cool.

The way b

way he looked at me... In the past, he would've walked away by now.

But today, he didn't. He held my gaze for a moment before finally saying. "The amusement park is opening as planned. I want you to be there."

I felt my breath hitch, the refusal stuck in my throat.

some random project-it meant everything

at the highest point, and telling

don't want to go because of me, I'll stay away that day," Jace said quietly, almost like

him. "That's not

just a little deeper. "You stopped affecting me a

he muttered, voice rough, "Do you have

reached for the car door. "I

you go?" he

I said, yanking the door hard. He finally let go, and it slammed shut with a loud

him flinch and take a

better?"

the car and drove off. In the rearview mirror, Jace stood there, looking like a guy who realized too late just how

long breath as I pulled out of the parking lot. Glancing at the stack of documents on the passenger seat, I pressed down on the gas and drove to a quiet, empty spot where I could finally be alone. Taking a deep breath, I picked up the accident report and started flipping through

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hands shook. Finally, I had to close my

to see this. They were scared I wouldn't be

black and white, the details were so horrifying that I felt like I was going

sweat soaked my skin. I dug my nails into my

my parents had died like that-their

for their names on the

too numb to care who it