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

Chapter 425

Jace looked at me, clearly still not getting it.

"Tanya was just the final straw," I said, giving him a tiny smile.

I remembered something I'd heard before: 'If you can laugh about it, you're over it.'

"Rea, I don't get it. Fine, blame me for what happened with Tanya, but before that? I was good to you," he insisted, like he just couldn't wrap his head around the fact that I'd checked out long before.

"I'm not saying you weren't good to me," I shrugged. "But did you ever stop to think about how I treated you? Or were you too busy looking in the mirror?" I asked, keeping my voice light.

He stared at me for what felt like forever, then dropped his head. "I didn't appreciate you. That's how I lost you."

"What's the point in rehashing this now?" I said, steering things back to Tanya. "Let's talk about her. You worried your parents won't be cool if you're serious about her?"

"Serious? With Tanya?" Jace snapped. "Do you think I'm a complete idiot?"

but I kept

I'm not letting anyone threaten me,"

never allowed himself to be blackmailed-whether in life or in business. Tanya had clearly miscalculated with

if she actually releases it? RiverwaveCorp will take a hit, and Matthew?

why I need your

Ah, there it was.

there was a heaviness in his expression that made him feel distant. "What do you need?" "Talk to my dad," Jace said,

giving him a

haven't seen you laugh

seriously ready to take on

she'll keep coming after me. All she really wants is money. I doubt she'd

always knew how

Tanya had used Desmond who loved her, just for her own

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but for

being led by a few firefighters into the belding My eyes flicked up to the roof of the twenty-something story building. There