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

Chapter 813

It had been years since she'd been this close to him-close enough for him to ruffle her hair, like when she was a kid.. Lena and I barely slept that night. The tension was unbearable.

We weren't the only ones. Lindey stayed in the mourning hall all night, ignoring Jace's repeated attempts to get her to rest. Wayne? Completely MIA. At one point, Lena even joked he might've bailed for good.

But I knew better. Wayne had burned every bridge; running wasn't his style. Another shady move? Totally possible.

We needed proof-something solid to bring him down.

"Rea, you up?" Lindey's voice came from behind my door.

I got up to open it. "Yeah?"

She smiled faintly. "Come eat. You'll need energy for today."

She was wearing an apron. Cooking? Now?

if she poisoned the pancakes for

smirked. "You're a

confused, we went to the table. Wayne's spot was set, like

him?"

her head. "No. Let's eat without

us herself, overly cheerful. "Rea, pumpkin custard-your favorite!

drop some cryptic warning, but

at us.

you should eat too," I said, noticing her untouched plate.

but none of us ate much. Too much on our minds to

was supposed to start, but Wayne was

"Mom, I can't

and

Chapter 813

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