CHAPTER EIGHTY EIGHT – NEW LOVE IN THE SCENE

The cool evening breeze danced across Madison's face as she sat perched atop the hood of her sleek Bugatti, her gaze fixed upon the skeletal frame of the building that would soon become the Carter Music Experience. The ambitious project, a manifestation of her newfound passion, filled her with a heady mix of exhilaration and trepidation. As the sun dipped below the horizon, painting the sky in a kaleidoscope of oranges and reds, Madison found herself lost in thought, contemplating the whirlwind of changes that had swept through her life in recent months. The distant rumble of an approaching engine snapped her out of her reverie, and she turned to see a familiar figure behind the wheel of a classic sports car. A warm smile spread across her face as Sebastian's vehicle pulled up beside her, his infectious grin already setting her heart aflutter. "Well, well, if it isn't the woman of the hour herself," Sebastian called out, his voice rich with affection as he stepped out of the car, a