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.

added with a sly smile, "the chair's pretty handy. It's great for her

Mic drop.

my eye, I caught Aaron smirking like he was enjoying the

back, all sass, before wheeling me toward the backstage

a live segment with male models decked

as we rolled in, the models were already lined up. Their matching costumes made them almost

is a walking thirst trap," she whispered, practically

focus on their faces instead of their six-packs," I

see them properly from here. Can we get closer?" She

in. "What

I said, calm but

fast. Perks of being the one

on, so make it quick," he huffed, stepping aside. Lena took that as the cue to wheel me

when they noticed us. 1 scanned the lineup, trying to stay

blurted when her eyes landed

My gaze stayed locked on the

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