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

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Chapter 586

"Wayne," I greeted, holding the phone up.

"I heard everything from Jace. Are you okay?" Wayne's voice was warm but concerned,

"I'm fine. I just feel bad for bothering you," I replied, trying to sound polite.

There was a brief pause. "Just make yourself at home. You're safe here-don't worry about anything."

"Alright," I said quietly, unsure of what else to add.

Normally, Wayne would've ended the call there, but this time, he surprised me. "You don't need to worry. Nothing's going to happen to you

That's not something anyone can guarantee. Since Heman chose to target me, I wouldn't feel safe unless Hayden and the others took him down for good this time. But I didn't say any of that. Instead, I just murmured a soft "mm-hmm."

"If you need anything, just call me. Also... there'll be a part-time maid coming over to cook and tidy up," he said before hanging up.

then mentioned, "Wayne should have a couple of spare phones around

been... inconvenient, and with me off the grid, Lena was probably freaking out enough to

Jace repeated, heading over to a nearby cabinet. He opened a drawer like he'd done this a thousand times before, pulling out two phones.

your SIM card?" he

"Yeah."

put it in for

"No, that's okay."

short, curt. Jace seemed to notice, giving me a faint, slightly awkward smile.

more urgent things to deal with? You should get

studied me for a moment. "Alright. Feel free to look around on your own.

If the maid comes, she'll let herself in, so don't be alarmed.

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just left, leaving me standing there alone in this massive, empty villa. The silence was so loud, it felt like the walls were closing in, and I couldn't shake this weird, abandoned

of Wayne's house. Honestly? I kinda loved it. It was like the Pinterest dream

tourist, I found a phone, ripped open the box, set it up, and slid in my SIM card. I opened my