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:

If anything happens to me, you're in charge of... well, everything. Keep half as, like, my gift for you or whatever, and donate the rest. To people

I hit send than my phone started ringing with a video call from

probably freaking out,

mean, leaving stuff behind? What is going on?

show Wayne's massive villa. "See? I'm in a giant mansion, totally safe

sound."

heart attack," she said, looking way more relieved now,

have been lately, and with all these plane crashes... I figured I'd let

"Turn the camera around so I can

wasn't going to relax until she saw

to show myself, throwing in a goofy peace

long, serious stare, Lena finally chilled. "If you ever pull

murder you"

for it." I teased, moving my face closer to

whose mansion are you staying at? Is it Jace's? Her curiosity was off the

she asked. "Why are you staying at

beans, so I lied. "It's safer here than in a

Jace get any weird ideas," she said, all

"Shut up."

"Hey, you should totally bring home an American boyfriend while you're