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

off the grid, Lena was probably freaking out enough to call the

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

your SIM card?"

"Yeah."

put it

"No, that's okay."

notice, giving me a faint,

urgent things to deal with? You should get

me for a moment. "Alright. Feel free to look around on your own. I've only been here twice myself... haven't even fully explored the

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 be alarmed. And if you need anything, just call me... or Hayden."

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villa. The silence was so loud, it felt like

loved it. It was like the Pinterest

SIM card. I opened my chat app, and, bam, notifications flooded in. Yuna, Jace, Wayne, Lena, even Demi-everyone was