Chapter 21 Falling Into His

Arms

“What?”

A gasp escaped Hadley, her shock was evident. The courthouse had already shut its doors?

She hadn’t planned this delay. Despite walking miles in search of a taxi, it was only near downtown that she managed to hail one.

Yet, she still arrived late.

Suddenly, darkness enveloped her vision.

Despite her struggle to maintain her balance, Hadley’s legs gave way. Her eyes closed as she fell forward. directly towards Eric.

He barely managed to catch her, stumbling as her weight pressed into his arms.

“Hey!”

Surprised, Eric’s hands reflexively supported her.

“Hadley!”

His voice was sharp, his frustration evident as he uttered her name.

She had vowed to stop playing tricks, yet here she was, literally collapsing into his arms. Anger surged within Eric, convinced that this was just another one of Hadley’s typical maneuvers.

She had to have timed her tardiness today deliberately!

“Hadley, stand up this instant!”

Yet, there was no reaction from the figure limp in his arms.

A sense of urgency crept into Eric’s voice. “Hadley? Can you hear me? Wake up!”

But Hadley remained unresponsive.

“I swear,

if

you don’t get up, I’ll…”

Eric began to push her away, but halted abruptly. Observing her ashen face, he realized she wasn’t pretending. she had genuinely lost consciousness.

“Hadley! What’s happened to you?”

Panic seized Eric.

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Acting on instinct, he lifted Hadley effortlessly, hurried to his car, and drove swiftly to the nearest hospital

In the emergency room, Eric inquired anxiously, “Doctor, how is she doing?”

severe menstrual cramps.

at Eric, the doctor questioned, “She’s quite young Why

her?”

Eric could only offer a helpless

would he know that? He

quite serious, especially when they’re as intense as hers. She should undergo

cause.”

replied, his brow furrowed in

a prescription for her,” the doctor added,

“Thanks.”

the prescription, Eric left to handle

before?” Eric wondered. But no matter how hard he thought, he couldn’t

was her frequent complaints and dependency on

in the emergency room, Hadley had regained consciousness. She grimaced from pain as she

as Hadley attempted to leave. “Your boyfriend is picking up y wait here for

Boyfriend?

Could that be

medication. Please

being with him just before losing consciousness, but she questioned whether he would actually be

didn’t seem

responded, choosing not to trouble the nurse further. “I’ll wait

nurse moved on without further

her bag onto her shoulder

the medications and was on

It was Nyla calling.

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“Hello, Grandma.”

weary, as if she

of Halley’s garters geing, We ought to honor her memory. I’m ashamed I totally forget, Nya regles, extating

you find the time to accompany Hadley? ‘e been

“What?”

news took Eric

dry lips before inquiring,

visited together

Oh no!

Eric. Hadley had told the truth. She really had gone to Kingjody

“Eric, are you listening?”

“I heard you, Grandma.”

indulgent before, but she was just a child utawe of her ways. She’s changed a lot since returning,

I need to hang up

he arrived at

aside, only to stop

empty. Hadley had

“Where did she go?”

Eric asked the nurse.

she’d

smile held no warmth.

you think I would be asking? Eric thought to

“She was a patient! And you allowed her to leave? If anything happens to her, it’s on

said, her eyes brimming with

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