Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 676

"Rea, what's with the wheelchair?" Jace's voice cut through the chatter.

I turned to see him walking over with Aaron.

Jace rocked a crisp white shirt, while Aaron was in all black Total opposites, but together? They had that annoying "main character energy" that turned heads. "Wow, look at that," Lena muttered. "Everyone decided to show up today."

No kidding. All this fuss over a light show? Wild.

But I knew why Lena was snippy-Aaron. She'd rather choke on her coffee than deal with him, but since he was a client here for the event, we had to play nice. Jace came up fast, his eyes locking on my legs. "Where are you hurt?"

"It's just a scraped knee. Chill, I'm fine," I said, trying to downplay it.

Jace wasn't buying it. "Yeah, sure. Totally fine in a wheelchair?"

Lena jumped in before I could answer. "Oh, that's on your brother. He freaked out, said if she didn't use the chair, he'd carry her instead. So, here we are."

She smirked, totally owning the moment. Jace's face darkened, but Lena? She couldn't care less. She still held a grudge over, well... everything. And she never passed up a chance to twist the knife.

sly smile, "the chair's pretty handy. It's great for her recovery. You know, your brother's way ahead of you in the 'thoughtful and

Mic drop.

of my eye, I caught Aaron smirking like he was enjoying the drama. He stepped forward.

Lena shot back, all sass, before wheeling me toward the backstage

show tonight wasn't just about tech-it had a live segment with male models decked out in glowing body

soon as we rolled in, the models were already lined up. Their matching costumes

abs. Every one of them is a walking thirst trap," she whispered, practically

focus on their faces instead of

properly from here. Can we get

swooped in. "What are you doing here? Backstage is

said, calm but firm. "I'm

up fast. Perks of

huffed, stepping aside. Lena took that as the cue to wheel me closer, practically buzzing with excitement.

us. 1

blurted when her eyes landed on one of

Xander." My gaze stayed locked on the guy

shook her head. "If that's not Hayden, I've officially seen a ghost.