Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie) novel Chapter 585

Chapter 585 

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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 time,” he suggested, laughing. 

“But I don’t have any food. If they actually come over, look like a total fraud.” 

Jace cracked up. “I’ll grab some food,” he said, already walking off toward a container. 

Feeling like a complete dork, I cleared my throat and shouted, “Dinner time!” 

But the kol? They completely ignored me. 

Jace turned around, his grin getting bigger. “You gotta be louder. They can’t hear you from underwater.” 

I rolled my eyes, knowing he was just messing with me, but I raised my voice anyway. “Dinner time! Dinner 

time!* 

Still nada. The koi were like, ‘No thanks, we’re good.“‘ 

I was convinced Jace was totally messing with me. 

He returned with the fish food. “Why didn’t it work?” 

“Because you’re pranking me,” I huffed. 

“I swear, I’m not! Maybe we just didn’t get the timing right. Next time, we’ll ask Wayne for the secret.” He handed me a handful of fish food. “Throw some in. They’ll definitely come for that.” 

I couldn’t summon them with my voice, so I figured I’d try the universal language: food. 

As soon as the fish food hit the water, it was like a feeding frenzy. The koi practically jumped on it. They weren’t even scared of me–one of them swam so close I could’ve pet it if I wanted. 

After the fish had their fill, Jace led me up to the front door. He rattled off a string of numbers, and I typed them in, unlocking it. 

Chapter 585 

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