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

Chapter 519

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"Wait here," Jace said briskly, getting up.

Right now, he was acting like he'd do anything I asked, even anticipating what I needed before I said a word. If he'd been like this before, maybe things wouldn't have ended the way they did. But there's no use wondering about what-ifs. I'd closed that chapter for a reason.

As I looked away, my gaze happened to fall on his phone. The screen was paused on a video of me from a few years ago. I had no idea what I'd been doing in it or even why it had been recorded.

For a split second, I felt tempted to pick it up and see, but before I could decide, Jace returned with the

water.

He caught me looking at his phone but didn't seem fazed. Instead, he gave me a casual-smile. "While you were sleeping, I went through some old photos and videos. Turns out you're even prettier now than you were back then."

I took a sip of water, playing along. "Oh, so I wasn't cute enough before? Guess that explains a lot..."

in, blocking my jab with a smirk. "Let's not dig

few more sips, feeling my throat start

done with Tanya?" I asked, popping a bite of salad. The

his phone again, scrolling like he hadn't heard me. I didn't push, just kept eating, letting the quiet

he finally spoke. "It's over. Completely,

parting words, I doubted things had ended as cleanly as Jace was making it sound. But since

of my

pressed my lips together, feeling awkward. "Next time, just tell

know, some things are just...

some habits stuck, like the way he'd checked my forehead earlier-I hadn't even thought to

her relative. "There was a guy hanging around outside earlier, carrying a food container. Not sure what he was doing." My hand froze mid-bite, and I glanced instinctively at the door, but no one

followed him quietly. And you won't believe this -he just tossed the container straight into

"Which trash can did he throw it

woman looked a bit surprised, then offered me an awkward smile and

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