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 The electrical infrastructure is outdated, leading to frequent repairs and disruptions.”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,

be respond? Should he admit that he was concerned

came to see what was up. If anything happened to

explained his

nod. “I appreciate

It seemed she didn’t value

darkness? How am I supposed to even see

you have

phone’s out of

“Okay, hold on.”

she needed. She returned to rummaging

she could possibly be doing, got up and joined her by the cabinet. Leaning in, he asked, “What’s this you’re searching

“Candles.”

repeated, taken aback. “You actually

looking up. “Power outages are frequent here. The landlord and the agent

Really?

the frequent outages

against the faint light. This resourcefulness was uncharacteristic of the Hadley he remembered, who had always seemed more demanding

“Found them.”

from the

a slight smile, she said, “Here

candle to Eric. “Here, use this to light your way

a skeptical look and scoffed, “Keep it. I don’t need it!”

paused, baffled. “But you said it was too dark to see

Eric retorted, his tone laced with contempt. “You expect me to

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her hand. “I don’t

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

turning

the matter now?” Eric asked,

let out

to the floor as she leapt back

“Hadley! Hadley?”

As Hadley leapt towards him, his reflexes took

clung to

gripped Eric’s neck tightly,

supporting a trembling bundle of warmth against his

with one hand while gently cradling the

and her unique fragrance enveloped him, filling

incredibly soft and

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