Chapter 77

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I just smiled. "In my next life, I'll be born as their daughter. Then we can actually be real siblings."

Wayne's smile wavered, but he quickly nodded toward the gnocchi. "Eat a little more. You've been losing weight." "Okay," I replied, digging into the gnocchi in front of me.

Wayne kept watching me the whole time. I finally had to stop when I was too full, so I sipped on some soup instead.

"Jace still cares about you," Wayne said, trying to sound casual. "He even made cucumber soup for you, pretending it was from my mom."

I forced a small smile. "Better late than never... but barely."

The sore inside my mouth made eating a struggle, so I packed up the leftover gnocchi and soup. "Thanks for coming, Wayne. Let your parents know I'll visit them once this project's wrapped up."

I gestured around the amusement park. "We're supposed hasn't even been tested yet. It's insane."

inish in less than a month, but the lighting

it, but don't forget to take care of yourself

Then I pointed toward Hayden, who was busy nearby, and

back to work."

Wayne reminded

It was like he

was even more distant, just working in silence. Honestly, it made things easier. We got a lot done, and at least now we had scheduled breaks to drink

were on track, but who knew what was coming

much that Demi, who usually can't miss her favorite shows, would crash the second she got home. But I couldn't do that. Every night, I

cold water on my face and dunk my feet in it,

my cold water routine: You asleep? If not, come over. We need to talk about a few issues with

been those first two words, I would've ignored it. But since it was work-related, I Teplied right away: [On my way.] Thankfully, I was still awake enough to grab my

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Chapter 77

military green T-shirt and black cotton sleep pants. For

at my face, his gaze tightening for a second, but he didn't

about to open it when he turned his screen around to show me. "Check these spots I marked. Do

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