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.

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

was here for

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

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

with the flashing lights above, like they were amplifying

part of the show. Guess the earlier chaos was old

unexpected spectacle now.

when

with it.

crowd below figured that out.

***

took a call. On the other end, a staffer reported that the guests demanding refunds earlier had stopped

the call and looked back up at Keira, perched at the top of the Ferris wheel. His eyes flickered with something unreadable as he dialed another number. "Get me a

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

emotions into the lights like a love letter. But a

phone buzzed again. His gaze was still

"Yes, Jace..."

park?" Jace's voice was

eyes briefly darting to the dazzling display still spilling over the park. "But it's under control now." "Good," Jace said, like he was

you really think Hayden

tightened around the phone. "What are you