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

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Chapter 587

Lena sent another message: [Seriously, if you hadn't responded in another hour. I was going to call the cops. Do you even know what was going through my head? I was lowkey convinced Jace had done you in after you know, having his way with you I had to laugh Lena's imagination was next level. I just hit her with a thumbs-up emoji

Lena: [it's not that crazy. Stuff like that makes the news all the time, you know? Anyway, when are you coming back? Are you flying home today? Did Steve win the competition??

I glanced at her barrage of questions, then at my situation, and hit her back with the safest reply I could think of [Not sure yet]

Lena: [777]

Me: [Might stay here a bit longer. Not sure I'll be back to this place anytime soon]

I didn't want Lena to freak out, so I threw in a little white lie.

Lena: [Alright, live your best life then. Let me know when you're back-III throw a mega welcome-back_party. *]

Reading her message, I suddenly felt this weird, heavy feeling in my chest. Like, this irrational fear that I might not make it back. It hit me out of nowhere.

I didn't know where it came from, but I couldn't shake it So I sent her a voice note:

password to all my bank accounts is the date my parents passed away. If anything happens to me, you're in charge of... well, everything. Keep half as, like, my gift for you or whatever, and donate

send than my phone started ringing with a

knew she was probably freaking

you mean, leaving stuff behind? What is going on? Where are you right now?" Lena's voice was full-on

camera around to show Wayne's massive villa. "See? I'm in

sound."

are you talking like that? You nearly gave me a heart attack," she said, looking way more relieved now, though she was still in her surgical scrubs.

You were the one who mentioned how crazy things have been lately, and with

case what?" Lena interrupted. "Turn the camera

going to relax until she saw me

camera to show myself, throwing in a goofy peace sign for

serious stare, Lena finally chilled. "If you ever

murder you"

for it." I teased, moving my

whose mansion are you staying at? Is it Jace's?

sounded totally caught off guard. Then she asked. "Why

couldn't exactly spill the beans, so I

point Just don't let Jace get any weird ideas," she said, all

"Shut up."

"Hey, you should totally bring home an