Chapter 58 You Actually
Let Him Kiss You
Hadley held the medicine bottle tightly, as if it were her last lifeline.
With this, there was nothing to be afraid of.
That evening. That evening, at Galant.
After the performance, Lennon led her toward a private room in the back. “He’s waiting inside.”
“Alright.”
Hadley lifted a hand and knocked on the door.
Before he left, Lennon gave her one last warning. “Watch yourself.”
“Alright.”
“Come in.”
Hadley took a steadying breath and pushed the door open.
“Mr. Murray.”
The room was bathed in soft lighting, the warm glow casting long shadows. A gramophone on the table played a slow, soothing melody.
Duran stood, offering a soft smile as he pulled out a chair for her. “Have a seat.”
“Thank you.”
Duran settled across from her and gestured toward the table. “Hungry? I had these prepared for you.”
”
“Really?”
Her gaze landed on a rich brownie and a bowl of Greek yogurt topped with fresh fruit.
Duran leaned back, watching her reaction. “I asked Lennon. He said you liked these.”
Hadley hesitated for a beat, warmth creeping into her expression. “I do,” she admitted, her voice softer.
Despite everything–his age, the secrecy of their arrangement–he had taken the time to learn something about
her.
Maybe this wouldn’t be as hard as she thought.
“Thank you,” she said, meaning it.
Hadley picked up a spoon and began to eat.
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Chapter 58 You Actually
Let Him Kiss You
Hadley held the medicine bottle tightly, as if it were her last lifeline.
With this, there was nothing to be afraid of.
That evening. That evening, at Galant.
After the performance, Lennon led her toward a private room in the back. “He’s waiting inside.”
“Alright.”
Hadley lifted a hand and knocked on the door.
left, Lennon gave her one last warning.
“Alright.”
“Come in.”
steadying breath and pushed the door
“Mr. Murray.”
lighting, the warm glow
slow, soothing melody.
as he pulled out a chair for her. “Have
“Thank you.”
her and gestured toward the
you.”
“Really?”
landed on a rich brownie and a bowl of Greek yogurt topped with fresh
her reaction. “I asked
into her expression. “I do,” she admitted, her voice softer. Despite everything–his age, the secrecy of their
her.
as hard as
she said, meaning it.
up a spoon
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something simple, almost modest. Yet, despite the toned–down look, there was no hiding the quiet elegance she carried–the
before asking. “How old
“Twenty–four.”
soft sigh escaped him. “So young.” His gaze lingered, the weight of it making his words feel
should.
full.” Hadley set down
chair and stood, offering her hand with a
chuckled, slipping his fingers
a second. A shiver of unease flickered through her, but she smothered it before it could
as he slid his
on his shoulder, falling into step with him
murmured, his voice smooth and
studied her, his gaze unwavering. “Do you understand what I want from
her chin, meeting his eyes without
“And you’re willing?”
for her. But
was steady, her resolve unmistakable. “I’m willing.”
her lips as she looked up at
like a delicate flower, and when she smiled, it was as if that flower bloomed right
good to
dry. He reached up to tuck a loose strand
I should
hesitated. Was he
confusion
tonight, but soon. I’ll take you somewhere nicer than this. We’ll have dinner and everything. It shouldn’t happen in a place
her waist but kept her hand
quickly steadied herself and followed as he
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Eric’s car approached
ages, and he wasn’t here for a
shadows of his car, his eyes locked on Galant’s entrance. This wasn’t exactly something he could talk to other people–this was personal, and he needed to handle
the perfect view of the door. He’d see Hadley the moment she
the year, acting like some overprotective big brother,”
almost laughed at
spotted her. Hadley. But
another man’s.
as his stomach tightened, the valet brought Duran’s car
glanced up at Duran, her voice light. “Mr. Murray,
“Sure.”
into the car. But just as
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