Chapter 65 An Overwhelming Urge To Ki…

What was happening?

Everything around Eric was engulfed in darkness, visibility reduced to nil

Eric’s gaze snapped towards Hadley’s apartment, noting the complete blackness that enveloped her chem living space as well.

He pondered whether Hadley might be frightened, considering she was alone.

Deciding not to wait, Eric activated the flashlight on his phone and advanced.

He ascended the stairs rapidly, two or three at a time, until he reached the fifth floor in no time.

Inside, Hadley was searching through a drawer for candles with the help of her phone’s light

The sound of knocking made her pause, slightly startled.

She hurried to the door. “Who’s there?”

“It’s me!”

As the door opened, Eric’s gaze found hers in the dim light. “Do you often have visitors? Other than that grocery store guy I saw last time, who else comes around often?”

Hadley, still a bit bewildered, shook her head. “Nobody else.”

Eric let out a soft chuckle.

He strode in, his long strides taking him directly to the sofa where he sat down. “So, what’s the situation here?

Hadley said, “The power’s gone out.”

“A blackout?” Eric was taken aback. “Here?”

“Can you believe Srixby still experiences blackouts?” Eric muttered internally.

“That’s just how things are,” Hadley said. “This part of town is quite old. The electrical infrastructure is outdated, leading to frequent repairs and disruptions.”

For Eric, who was raised in a more affluent area, such realities were beyond his usual experiences.

“This neighborhood is really run–down…” Eric grumbled.

Visibly annoyed, he then questioned, “Why do you have to stay in such a place?”

Hadley chose not to respond directly to his criticism. Shifting the focus, she asked, “Did you need something by

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coming up here?”

question, Eric hesitated.

that he was concerned

thoughts, Eric scoffed lightly, “I just came to see what was up. If anything happened to you, explaining it to Grandma would

his

appreciate it, but you

she dismissing him already? It seemed she didn’t value his concern

am I supposed to even see

you have your phone?”

phone’s out

“Okay, hold on.”

she might find what she needed. She returned

puzzled about what she could possibly be doing, got up and joined her by

“Candles.”

taken aback. “You

frequent here. The landlord and the agent warned me when I signed the lease, so I came

Really?

the frequent outages and

silhouette against the faint light. This resourcefulness was uncharacteristic

“Found them.”

candles from the

she said,

use this to

and scoffed, “Keep it. I

you said it was too dark to

Eric retorted, his tone laced with contempt. “You expect me to walk out holding a

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he knocked the candle from her hand. “I don’t want that thing anywhere

stood still, a look of astonishment crossing her face. She murmured, “Okay,

her reaction turning urgent as

matter now?” Eric

out a

fell to the floor as she leapt

“Hadley! Hadley?”

the sudden chaos. As Hadley leapt towards him, his

instant, Hadley clung to

to her own reaction, she gripped Eric’s neck

Eric found himself supporting a trembling bundle of warmth against his chest.

more firmly with one hand while gently cradling the back of her head with the other,

and her unique fragrance enveloped him,

incredibly soft and

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