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.

He took it from me, then mentioned, "Wayne should have a couple of spare

with me off the grid, Lena was probably freaking

for you," Jace repeated, heading over to a nearby cabinet. He opened a drawer like he'd done this a thousand times before, pulling

still have your SIM card?"

"Yeah."

put it in for

"No, that's okay."

Jace seemed to notice, giving me

have more urgent things to deal with?

"Alright. Feel free to look around on your own. I've

quiet. He seemed kind of uncomfortable with the distance I was putting up. "Alright then, I'm off. If the maid comes, she'll let herself in, so don't

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leaving me standing there alone in this massive, empty villa. The silence was so

checking out the style of Wayne's house. Honestly? I kinda loved it. It was like the Pinterest dream home I'd always imagined but never

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