Chapter 1860

Germaine regretted not driving herself. "Just wait a little longer." "Wait for what?" Bryan stayed silent. His eyes focused on her with an affectionate look, as sincere and intense as a young man in love for the first time. After a pause, he walked over to her, standing side by side as they both gazed out at the sea. "It'll be here soon. Don't blink." The moment his words left his lips, a sharp sound pierced the air. In that instant, fireworks exploded from the walls of more than twenty skyscrapers along the coast. The fireworks reached their peak, blooming in the sky like dazzling stars. The entire coastline was lit up. As one firework faded, another erupted, even more brilliant and intense than the last. From afar, the radiant lights reflected on Germaine's face. She smiled. It was time. "Back then, I poured everything into securing this project, all so I could one day share this fireworks display with you. But by then, your disappointment in me had run so deep that you co