Chapter 85. Shadows in The Spolight

The internet broke itself in half within an hour of Hayden walking into Oakley Corps without a single crutch.

By the time Myla finished her conference call, #Oakley Renaissance was everywhere, and by evening, it was being featured on the news.

Every major news channel replayed the clip like it was a national miracle.

Every gossip blog posted slow-motion edits.

And social media did what social media fans do best… lose its mind.

She stepped out of the bathroom, swallowed in one of Jared’s shirts, her hair in a messy bun, her feet bare, and found Jared, Beck, and Hayden on the long couch in their bedroom, staring at the 75-inch wall-mounted TV in a different corner of the room.

On screen, an anchor in a red blazer practically vibrated with excitement. “This is the first confirmed sighting of the business magnate CEO Hayden Oakley walking unassisted since the explosion almost five years ago…”

Beck muttered, “Damn, they’re acting as if th