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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them used this strategy as a precaution.

this be the truth?

touch of confusion. It was a rare moment where

at a

that was the explanation.

wrong about

he thinking?

have realized the truth sooner rather than

out.

“Hadley-”

Hadley pivoted sharply

“Hadley!”

shirt, which suddenly seemed far less

To his surprise,

made it clear she was done for

gave a nod, but didn’t look her

moved closer to her, his voice carrying a hint of

uninterested. “Are you leaving or not?”

could tell she

should give her space and

He finally

led him to the

at the doorway, Eric hesitated, not quite ready to

said gently. “From now on… I’ll

had noticed a change in his behavior recently; he was

before.

if he was being nice now?

past mistakes and just accept him? If that were the criteria, there were many others

you did tonight, but like I’ve

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Haven’t Really Been Good To Himself

“I admit I’ve not been great to you,

familial obligations, always

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