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?”

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

at Eric, the doctor questioned, “She’s

her?”

that, Eric could only offer a helpless

that?

continued, “Menstrual cramps can be quite serious, especially when they’re as intense as hers. She should undergo a comprehensive

cause.”

his brow furrowed in

for her,” the doctor added,

“Thanks.”

left to handle

no matter how hard he thought, he

her frequent complaints and

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

to leave. “Your boyfriend is

Boyfriend?

Could

medication. Please

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

didn’t seem important at the

to trouble the nurse

then.” The nurse moved on

shoulder and clutching her sore abdomen, she

and was on his way

It was Nyla calling.

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“Hello, Grandma.”

weary, as if she had just

garters geing, We ought to

accompany Hadley? ‘e been four years since ste bat bestelber

“What?”

news took Eric by

moistened his dry lips before inquiring, “Grandma, where is her andmother’s seating

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

Oh no!

had told the truth. She really had gone to Kingjody today

“Eric, are you listening?”

“I heard you, Grandma.”

just a child utawe of her ways. She’s changed a lot since returning,

need to

call as he arrived

only to

was empty.

“Where did she go?”

Eric asked the nurse.

appeared confused. “She mentioned she’d wait outside. Didn’t you run

smile held no

think I would be asking?

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

the nurse said,

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