Chapter 424

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