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

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

forget to take care of

I replied. Then I pointed toward Hayden, who was busy nearby, and added, "I

back to work."

careful," Wayne reminded

afternoon. It was like he was mad at

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

on track, but

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 had to review and summarize the

Whenever I got too tired, I'd splash cold

after I'd finished my cold water

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

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Chapter 77

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

tightening for a second, but he didn't

his screen around to show me. "Check these spots