Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter

642

I didn't stop running until I reached the Ferris wheel.

Since the park opened, it had become the spot-people called it "The Eye of

Seavora."

"Get me on it!" I said.

Apparently, my name carried enough weight to pause the whole ride. The gondola creaked as it started moving, lifting me up and away from everything.

below.

Down there, Wayne just stood, neck craned, his gaze locked on me as I climbed higher.

From the top, the park stretched out like a living postcard. Last time I was up here, Hayden was with me, fiddling with the lights after hours. We didn't just admire the view-we were in our own little bubble, drowning in the bliss of it all. The lights were just as beautiful now. But he wasn't here.

Except... no. He was here.

The lights earlier-it wasn't random. He was telling me something.

out: the park, the glittering skyline of Seavora. But

for him. Just

away by the wind. "If you wanna marry

we picked out together catching the light." The ring? Still on my finger. The bracelet you gave

out, tangled with the flashing lights above, like they were amplifying my

again, cheering and screaming like this was part of the show. Guess

unexpected spectacle now.

life's full of curveballs, and when

with it.

below figured that out. And maybe... so

***

crowd's cheers swelled as Wayne took a call. On the other end,

Ferris wheel. His eyes flickered with something unreadable as he dialed another

it was a technical hiccup. But the so-called "accident" felt too precise, dredging up memories Hayden had hardwired into the system-memories that tied him to

lights like a love letter. But a

again. His gaze was still

"Yes, Jace..."

on at the park?" Jace's

over the park. "But it's under control now." "Good," Jace said, like he

really think Hayden

tightened around