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

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Jace didn't continue, but I already knew. "She wants to be your wife, right?"

Jace's head shot up, surprise all over his face like I'd cracked some big secret. "You know her pretty well," he said after a beat, his tone dripping with sarcasm.

The jab wasn't subtle. He was implying I'd been keeping tabs on Tanya-because, yeah, she'd stolen Jace from me. Classic.

"You're overthinking it," I shot back, keeping my cool. "I don't care about her. But she's so obvious. Her obsession with money and fancy things? Kinda hard to miss."

Right as I finished, the sky started to change. I used to think night slowly turned into day, but it was like someone flicked a switch. The sky just... lit up, fast and sharp. No wonder they call it the breaking of dawn.

"Jace, an amusement park's worth a lot, sure. But compared to being the CEO's wife? It's pocket change." I watched his expression-he blinked, clearly not expecting me to go there.

Yeah, the Johnstons gave me a whole amusement park, but Jace's net worth? He could buy a hundred of those. Tanya knew that. That's why she didn't waste any time using Desmond's death to her advantage. "She never wanted me," Jace muttered, his voice bitter. "She only wanted what I'm worth."

I laughed softly under my breath. Is he just now getting this?

really think Tanya

in love? Most are just business deals wrapped in wedding dresses. Suddenly, Sasha popped into my head. That girl was all over Thorsten, a guy old

Jace asked quietly. "If you cared about money, you

but I'd wait until we got married. Then, when we split? I'd walk away with

Lena thought I was dumb for letting Jace off so easy. She'd told me if he cheated, I should've made

I am dumb," I said with a small, self-deprecating smile,

said, using my name in

"Did

'After everything, now he asks if I

my voice cold. "You're like someone who doesn't just want

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if you really loved me, how could you just leave? How could you be with someone else so fast? I

off, his voice breaking. "The longer we're apart, the more I realize.... I can't live without you." Ah, the

his face, the sadness clinging to him like a shadow. And in that moment, something