Chapter 38. Take My Chance

Jake’s POV

Me going to the Rodgers’ mansion was weirder than them inviting me for dinner.

I went only because I wanted to make amends and did not want to end up on their wrong foot.

That place and I had nothing in common. The food tasted like ash as they continued serving. Not because it was not tasty but because Phill sat right beside me, glaring at me constantly.

I could have never imagined I would end up having dinner at his house of all places. The world really was getting smaller day by day.

Mercy tried to do some damage control and I smiled for her sake.

The dinner dragged on with awkward small talk and forced smiles. Finally, Mercy suggested we move to their game room, much to my relief. Phill and Percy immediately started competing with each other, and Mercy joined in.

I hung back, watching them from a distance. The only thought that kept crossing my mind was “What the hell was I doing in their world?”

“Mercy, take my s