Chapter 585

Jace turned to look at me, like he was waiting for my reaction. "You know what he regrets missing out on?"

Oh, he was testing me. Trying to see if I got the whole Wayne-likes-you thing.

I played it cool. "Guess only Wayne knows what he missed."

Jace didn't push it. We kept walking, and when we passed a koi pond, he casually mentioned, "He's got a lot of fish in there. I heard when he calls 'Dinner time,' they all swim right up to him."

"Wait, so Wayne's a fish whisperer now?" I laughed.

"Don't believe me? Let's test it out," Jace said, grinning as he led me to the edge of the pond. Sure enough, the water was full of koi—red, yellow, white, even some speckled ones. They looked plump and healthy, like they had their own personal chef. And they were way too cute.

"Go ahead, give it a try," Jace encouraged.

I reached out to touch the water, but as soon as I did, the fish scattered like I was some kind of monster. "Uh, how exactly am I supposed to try this?"

"Just call out 'Dinner t