Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 640

My heart skipped a beat. "Did someone die?" I asked instinctively.

"No... It's not that," Wayne replied. I let out a breath of relief.

At least no one was dead. That meant it wasn't a catastrophe.

"All the lights just stopped working," he said.

I glanced out the window at the glittering city skyline. "The lights all went out at

once?"

"Yes, everything. It all went dark suddenly. The technicians have already checked-it's not a power outage, the wiring is fine, and the equipment is operational. But there's no lighting effect, Wayne explained, his frustration coming through loud and clear.

His words left me equally frustrated. I didn't know much about lighting systems, but I did know one thing: the entire design and post-production of the park's lighting had been Hayden's work.

If only he were here.

But there were no "if onlys" in life.

completely off?" I asked, slipping

Wayne said, catching me

"White?" I repeated, frowning.

designed the lighting system, I thought you might know what's

everything in Wayne's capable hands. I never asked

I should start paying him

the call just as

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with a stark, sterile white. It looked haunting-more like a ghost

my spine, and a ridiculous thought wormed its way into my mind. Was Hayden's spirit behind this? Was he angry about my earlier antics- sending me a warning? My chest tightened at

out of the shower and found me gone. I explained quickly, and her response was a snort. "Well, looks like karma didn't waste any time hitting you." Apparently, she also thought Hayden might've had something

across the globe for the famous light show-were loudly protesting. The park, now a social media sensation, had built its reputation on its mesmerizing lighting displays. With everything malfunctioning, their frustration was more

to diagnose the issue. "Ms. Kay!" one of the staff called out as soon as I

the park wouldn't still be drenched in that eerie

the equipment, the wiring, the power supply-everything's in perfect working order," one technician said, his voice tinged

I asked, my eyes shifting to the monitors, which displayed the same stark white light stretching across

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be a programming issue. But that's... The technician