Chapter 20

Seeing the hopeful eyes of Matthew and Lindey, I finally nodded.

But deep down, I promised myself: if Jace had any more dealings with Tanya, even after we got married, I'd leave him without a second thought.

Everyone at the table sighed in relief when I agreed, and the atmosphere turned warm and relaxed.

After dinner, I couldn't just leave.

Back in the bedroom, the awkwardness between Jace and me was even worse.

"You go take a shower," Jace broke the silence first.

Just then, my phone rang. It was Lena. I glanced at Jace. "You go ahead. I'll take this call."

Jace went into the bathroom, and I answered the phone. Lena's voice had a hint of accusation. "Rea, you didn't sleep at my place last night, and you're not here tonight either. Did you go back to Jace's?"

Looking at the big bed in the middle of the room, I replied softly, "Yeah."

"You and Jace are back together?" Lena sounded surprised.

I bit my lip. "We're getting our marriage certificate tomorrow."

Lena was silent for