Chapter 8 His Back

Hadley hurried back to Silver Villas, moving as quickly as she could.

Eric wasn’t in sight.

She headed straight for the bathroom.

Unexpectedly, upon opening the door, she found Eric inside.

Was he in the middle of changing? His upper body was uncovered…

“Hadley!” Eric’s expression turned stormy immediately, his tone sharp as he hastily grabbed a shirt.

“Sorry!” Hadley apologized and promptly closed the door.

How could she have known he was there? And why was he using the ground floor bathroom anyway?

Behind the closed door, Eric’s anger hadn’t subsided, his gaze reflexively darting to his back… Had she noticed anything?

Shortly after, Eric stepped out, now fully clothed.

He pointed to a large box resting on the coffee table. “Please change into this.”

Hadley immediately realized it was likely a gown.

Given that the Flynn family was organizing a banquet, they would certainly ensure it was an elegant affair, even if it was solely in her honor.

“Alright.”

She accepted the box with a nod.

Soon, Hadley made her return.

To

She donned a beige off–shoulder gown that gracefully flowed down to the f complement her attire for the banquet, she had applied makeup, refined her eyebrows, and chosen a subtle lipstick shade.

Though not affluent, her profession necessitated maintaining a basic assortment of

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cosmetics:

Her natural beauty was enhanced by just this modest application of cosmetics, highlighting her classic elegance.

With just a few enhancements, her allure was amplified.

Eric watched her intently, his gaze sharpening.

Her hair was elegantly tied back, accentuating her slender, swan–like neck. She looked ethereal, her beauty almost transcending this world.

Momentarily, Eric was caught off guard.

He had to acknowledge, she truly stood out.

In the past, she had the appearance of a delicate doll.

Now in her early twenties, she had evolved from her naive youth, flourishing like a fully

bloomed rose…

Eric scrutinized her, his eyes tightening. “Earlier in the bathroom… did you catch a glimpse of something?”

“What?” Hadley responded, her face showing genuine bewilderment. “A glimpse of what?”

His observations of her expression convinced him she was not acting. She had not seen…

his back.

for her to follow. “Nothing. Let’s

was set at Tranquille Sanatorium, located in the southern part of the

made it necessary for her to stay within the

courtyard, featuring a well–kept

driven directly to the sanatorium. During the drive, Hadley

to her,

the silence

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would chatter endlessly around him, always having something to

had she become

Clearly, something was off.

she plotting something

shake of his head. The divorce papers

they reached the sanatorium, Eric escorted Hadley

than ideal, as Nyla was in the middle of

from the doctor.

grasped Hadley’s hand warmly. “The therapy will last about half an hour! Why don’t

with a soft smile and a

Eric with specific

expression clouded

“What?”

“After all the times I’ve listened to you, same

can’t you do the

earlier, when

at a loss for words, Eric

“Good.”

with Eric. Don’t hesitate to

“Alright.”

quietly acknowledged with

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the room, Hadley walked tightly

the living room into the courtyard, aware of many

every move.

even pick up snippets

is that with

“Is that Linda?”

Linda;

be wearing heels,

chuckle escaped

Linda and Eric were, but the idea of

in both height and physical

ahead halted to answer his

discussion appeared to be about some

couldn’t make sense of it and chose to

increased his walking speed, forcing Hadley to hasten her steps to keep

a look of annoyance clear on his face. “I have to

quickly walked

felt a calm

she needed to figure out

thing she had eaten so far was a couple of slices of

a good opportunity to eat something more

way to the buffet table, grabbed a plate, and began to fill it with foods she

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“Linda!”

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