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.

spread out: the park, the glittering skyline of Seavora. But I wasn't here for the

for him.

ripped away by the wind. "If you wanna marry me,

in the air, the ring we picked out together catching the light." The ring? Still on my finger. The bracelet you gave me? Yeah, I'm wearing that too. The only thing missing...

rang out, tangled with the flashing lights

the crowd went wild again, cheering and screaming like this was part of the show. Guess the earlier chaos was old news-they were all in on tonight's Chapter

unexpected spectacle now.

say life's full of curveballs, and when you can't

with it.

that out. And maybe...

***

the other end, a staffer

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

hiccup. But the so-called "accident" felt too precise, dredging up memories Hayden had hardwired into the system-memories that tied

into the lights like a love letter.

could dig deeper, his phone buzzed again. His gaze was still locked on Keira

"Yes, Jace..."

going on at the park?" Jace's voice was

replied, his tone measured, eyes briefly darting to the dazzling display still spilling over the park. "But it's under control now." "Good," Jace said, like he was ready to hang up. But Wayne

you really think Hayden is

Jace's grip tightened around