Chapter 96 Haven’t Really Been Good To Himself…

“Are you done?”

Hadley’s voice drew Eric from his thoughts. She hadn’t turned around yet, clearly waiting for him.

“Have you taken your shirt off?”

A shadow crossed Eric’s face, his emotions briefly visible before he regained his composure.

She was just being considerate.

Moreover, she couldn’t see him from her angle.

After a deep breath, he raised his hands and removed his wet shirt. “Done.”

“Here,”

Without looking at him, Hadley threw a dry shirt his way. “Wear this for now.”

“What’s this?”

Catching the shirt, Eric immediately recognized it–clearly, it was a man’s dress shirt. His sense of other men’s clothing was keen.

Where did she find a man’s dress shirt?

Oblivious to his growing unease, Hadley replied nonchalantly, “It’s just a men’s shirt. It should fit you.”

She had intentionally chosen one that was too large.

Picking up his soaked shirt, she said, “I don’t have a dryer, so I’ll wash this and hang it to dry. I can return it to you later, is that okay?”

“Sure,” Eric muttered, his attention elsewhere.

He couldn’t stop wondering–why did she have men’s clothing in the first place?

Hadley moved towards the balcony.

“Hold on.” Without a shirt, Eric followed her impulsively out to the small balcony.

She was standing by the washing machine, tossing his shirt in, and removing some previously washed laundry.

A single look was enough for Eric’s mood to darken.

“Hadley!”

“Yes?” She turned, puzzled by the urgency in his voice.

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Haven’t Really Been Good To

used this strategy

this be the truth?

replaced by a touch of confusion. It

at a loss.

was the

wrong

he

realized the truth sooner rather than

out.

“Hadley-”

pivoted sharply and exited the room.

“Hadley!”

the shirt, which suddenly seemed far less

shirt. To his surprise, it was a

clear she was done for the night. “It’s late. I’m going

nod, but didn’t look her

shirt, he finally moved closer to her, his voice carrying a hint of hope. “Hadley, look–it fits

remained uninterested. “Are you

she

her space and just

He finally

him to

at the doorway, Eric hesitated, not quite ready to leave.

“From now on… I’ll be good to

a moment, Hadley paused. She had noticed a change in his behavior recently;

before.

he was

just accept him? If that were the criteria, there were many others she

“I appreciate what you did tonight, but like I’ve

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Haven’t Really Been Good To Himself Either

seriousness, his tone touched by self–deprecation. “I admit I’ve not been

lived for himself. His life had been dictated by familial obligations, always putting his brother, the Flynn family, and their

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