Chapter 48 Confrontation

“Step aside.*

Eric’s voice cut through the commotion like a blade–calm, precise, and brimming with authority. He didn’t need to raise it. The weight of his words alone commanded attention.

In the crowd, recognition sparked instantly.

“Mr. Flynn?”

“It’s really Mr. Flynn!”

The restless murmuring died down as people instinctively moved aside, clearing a path without hesitation.

Eric walked through them with unshaken confidence, reaching the center of the disturbance in mere moments. His gaze sharpened slightly, a ghost of a smirk curling on his lips.

“What’s all this?”

His voice carried an air of nonchalance, as if he were merely making an idle remark about the pleasant evening. “Mr. Flynn…”

Cody’s stomach twisted with panic.

So it wasn’t just empty talk! Lennon had been dead serious. This was real.

And he was in deep trouble.

Eric didn’t so much as glance at him, treating his existence as nothing more than background noise.

His attention was elsewhere, locked onto the woman Cody had been holding moments ago. Hadley was still in her stage costume, her mask slightly askew, long hair disheveled as she sat slumped on the floor. She looked utterly miserable.

“Humph.”

Eric scoffed, his breath carrying a cold, mocking edge. Then, without warning, his arm lashed out like a whip.

A sharp crack split the air.

Before anyone could react, Cody was airborne, flung like a broken marionette before crashing violently against the wall.

A strangled cry tore from his throat as pain exploded through his back. His spine struck the wall with brutal force, the impact rattling through his entire body.

But it didn’t stop there. His face burned with a fierce sting, and an unsettling warmth trickled down his chin.

Blood.

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Cody spat, coughing up a mix of red and saliva. Something solid hit the floor with a soft clink. His tooth. The realization sent a shudder through him.

Eric Flynn’s strength was beyond question.

“Mr. Flynn.”

Cody forced out a ragged breath, ignoring the sharp sting that shot through him. If there had been any doubt before, it was gone now–this woman meant something to Eric.

Everyone in the city knew Eric had never taken an interest in any woman. Yet tonight, he’d crossed a line

dancer without hesitation.

I didn’t realize

my

voice was sharp with irritation. His focus never wavered from S, still curled up on the

frame shaking.

“Of course.”

no longer concerned about pride, Cody staggered back, retreating without another word.

the remaining distance, stopping right in front of Hadley before reaching

You can

as if she

“Mr. Flynn!”

behind him, only to find that the crisis

glad you showed up when you

he grumbled, unable to hold back. “You saw it, right? That Cody

without your permission,

nerves of steel!”

grated on

Eric crouched down in front of Hadley. “Are you hurt? It’s over now… Let me

spoke, his hand came to rest gently

“Ah!”

sharp and

startled by the sudden outburst, let out a yelp of his

across Eric’s face. “What are you

sharp, irritated

alright,” Lennon muttered, nodding quickly. Lowering his voice to a near

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up bad. That stunt Cody pulled really did

Really?

Something

way she shrank back–he had

at

he turned sharply toward Lennon. “Clear the room.”

blinked, unsure he’d heard correctly, “Wait… Everyone?”

with

“Got it!”

pressing the issue any further.

arms to herd everyone out. “Alright, show’s over! Move

emptied, leaving only Eric and Hadley behind.

in front of him. His

“Do

her arms wrapped tightly around herself as if bracing

exhaled slowly, willing himself to keep his patience. His tone softened as he

“Hadley?”

she stirred.

through tear–streaked

catch in his throat. His fingers

“I won’t touch

the moment as Eric carefully slipped his fingers beneath the mask and lifted it away. The mask slipped away, uncovering her

she was. Hadley.

in his grip, his eyes shutting for a brief

first saw her on stage. That unshakable

made sense now. Hadley

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