Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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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.

back to Jace. He took it from me, then mentioned, "Wayne should

grid, Lena was probably freaking

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

your SIM

"Yeah."

to put it in for

"No, that's okay."

giving me a faint, slightly awkward smile. "Want me

urgent things to deal with? You should get

look around on your own. I've only been

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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empty villa. The silence was so loud, it felt like the walls were closing in,

Wayne's house. Honestly? I kinda loved it. It was like the Pinterest dream home I'd always imagined but

in my SIM card. I opened my chat app, and,