Chapter 471

"Then you should go back, but not like this. You can't go alone in your condition," Jace said, glancing at Wayne. "You go with Rea."

Wayne nodded. "Alright."

I wanted to argue, but I knew better. In this state, they weren't letting me go by myself.

"What about you?" I asked, eyeing the bandage on Jace's head.

"I'm waiting for Steve. Once he's out, we'll head back together." Jace's answer made sense.

Steve was stuck in a foreign country and had been through hell. If he walked out and no one was there for him, it'd crush him. But seeing Jace like this? That'd just make it worse.

"If Steve sees you like this, he'll blame himself," I warned.

"It's fine. I'll make up an excuse. I won't mention the accident," Jace said, still set on his plan.

There was no point arguing, so I asked, "Can Steve still compete when he's out?"

"We don't know yet. Depends on his club and what Quartz Cue says," Wayne added.

Deep down, I knew Hayden could handle this. No one would know better than him.

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