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?”

responded after finishing his examination, “She’s experiencing severe menstrual cramps. It’s

“She’s

her?”

could only offer a helpless

know that? He wasn’t the

as intense as hers. She should undergo a comprehensive examination once she regains consciousness

cause.”

Eric replied, his brow

her,” the

“Thanks.”

handle the payment and

no matter how hard he thought, he couldn’t recall

her frequent complaints and

regained consciousness. She grimaced from pain as she dressed and gathered her

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

Boyfriend?

Could that be

medication. Please

recalled being with him just before losing consciousness, but she questioned whether he would actually be so nice and bring her to

didn’t seem important at the

to trouble the

nurse moved on

her shoulder and clutching her sore abdomen, she

was

It was Nyla calling.

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“Hello, Grandma.”

weary, as if she

garters geing, We ought

accompany Hadley? ‘e been

“What?”

took

before inquiring, “Grandma,

don’t remember? We’ve visited together before.

Oh no!

wave of realization washed over Eric. Hadley had told the truth. She really had gone to Kingjody today to

“Eric, are you listening?”

“I heard you, Grandma.”

another sigh. “Hadley might have been a bit indulgent before, but she was just a child utawe of her ways. She’s changed a lot since returning, she’s matured. Treat her kindly, Eric.

need to

arrived

curtain aside, only to stop dead

empty. Hadley

“Where did she go?”

Eric asked the nurse.

appeared confused. “She mentioned she’d wait

smile held no

had seen her, do you think

you allowed her to leave? If anything

nurse said, her eyes brimming

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