Hello 425 Chapter 425 Jace looked at me, clearly still not getting it.
"Tanya was just the final straw," I said, giving him a tiny smile.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtI remembered something I'd heard before: 'If you can laugh about it, you're over it.' "Rea, I don't get it. Fine, blme 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 atfor 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?" Okay, valid question, but I kept that to myself.
"She's trying to blackmailwith that video. Let her. I'm not letting anyone threaten me," he said, full of that classic Jace bravado.
He never allowed himself to be blackmailed-whether in life or in business. Tanya had clearly miscalculated with this move.
"Sure, but if she actually releases it? RiverwaveCorp will take a hit, and Matthew? He won't handle that well, I reminded him, tossing a look his way.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"That's why I need your help," he finally admitted.
Ah, there it was.
I studied him for a second. In the early morning light, he still looked sharp, his features all chiseled and handsome, but there was a heaviness in his expression that made him feel distant. "What do you need?" "Talk to my dad," Jace said, shaking his head. "Wayne and I? We're both brick walls with him. You're the only one who can actually get through. If it wasn't for, you know, your real background, I swear people would think you're his long- lost daughter." I snorted, giving him a playful kick. "Stop talking nonsense." Jace smiled, watchinga little too closely. "I haven't seen you laugh like that in a long time." My smile faded. "Are you seriously ready to take on Tanya?" "If I don't, she'll keep coming after me. All she really wants is money. I doubt she'd actually release the video," Jace said with a shrug.
He always knew how to read people.
1 sighed, thinking about how Tanya had used Desmond who loved her, just for her own gain. "She's given + 35 BONUS Downstairs, a crowd had gathered Firefighters were setting up safety mats, but for a pregnant woman. even surviving a fall wouldn't guarantee the baby's safety