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Chapter 277
Chapter 277
Jerome hesitates, looking towards the kitchen, but | grab him by the arm. “Oh, come on,” | say, pushing him towards the garage.| know Jerome has access to the car keys and | want to get out of here before Natalia can come call my bluff. “Kent will let metake you.”
Jerome laughs at this, but he lets me push him. “What am I, some Ken doll you guys trade around for the day?”
“Precisely,” | confirm as we pass into the garage and he snags the keys to the Lexus from the key cage. | grin at him over the topof the car as we open our doors. “Want to buy me breakfast, Ken? This...” | hold up my sad little semi—crushed croissant, “isn’tcutting it anymore.”
“You got it, Barbie,” Jerome quips, winking at me and climbing into the car. | grin and do the same, closing my door behind me.novelbin
Once Jerome and | finish our breakfast — he takes me to a place downtown where they serve a full English breakfast, somethingwe'll never get in an Italian house — and we get back in the car totally stuffed, | know precisely where | want to go.
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Jerome blanches a little bit when | direct him to our next stop, but he doesn’t ask questions. Instead, he just drives me up to thefront of the house and gets out to lean against the car and watch my back as | climb up the steps and ring the bell.
About half a minute later, the door opens.“Hey, Tristin,” | say, giving my step—mother a little smile in response to her deep and hateful glare. “Is my dad home?”
“He is not,” she snaps, hoisting baby Estrella higher on her hip. The baby, thankfully, greets me more graciously with a giggleand a little flap of her hand in my direction. | can’t help but smile back at her.
“Um,” | say, looking back at Tristin. “Can | come in and wait for him, then?”Tristin rolls her eyes at me and begins to close the door.
“Tristin!” | call, putting out a hand to stop her. “Please, I’m sorry | know whenever | come over it always causes trouble
“Causes chaos, you mean,” she replies, still trying to shut the door — but she’s only got one free hand, and I’ve got two.
“Okay, | buy that,” | say, holding my weight against the door until she gives up, glaring at me. “Please,” | say, my eyes wide and, |hope, showing my carnest desire to make piece. “Just... let me come in for a little bit. I'll help! I'll watch the baby! I'll... whateveryou want! Just let me wait for my dad for a lul. 14. »
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Tristin elenches her teeth but then steps away from the door. “Fine,” she snaps. “You can watch Romulus for a bit, keep him outof the electrician’s hair. But one hint of drama,” she says, pointing a finger up in my face, “and you're out. All right?”
“You got it,” | reply, holding up myhands innocently. Tristin nods onceand steps out of mypeth 36 Pat'!\cement. PsNo&t Jerome athumbs-up over my shoulder andhead into the house, where | seeRomulus pecking over the stairs. Thecontent is on NovelDrama.Org! Readthe latest chapter there!
“Hi!” he says, popping up and grinningwidely at me when egeams belngwseoriations fd Rouse. Or at least,tolerated. The content is onNovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
“Hi,” | reply brightly, going over to him.“So,” | continue, peerin up at im“word has fb tyatsin's ing a veryirhpbttant man today,” | inform him. “lguess that’s you.” The content is onNovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
“Makes sense,” Romulus says honestly, giving me a little shrug. “I’m very important.”| laugh and hold out my hand to him, beckoning him to come play.
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