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 as

be the

replaced by a touch of confusion. It was a

at a loss.

was the

had been wrong about

he

truth sooner rather than directly

out.

“Hadley-”

pivoted sharply

“Hadley!”

suddenly seemed far less offensive than before.

quickly donned the shirt. To his surprise,

done

a nod, but didn’t

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

remained uninterested. “Are you leaving or

face, Eric could tell she was

thought he should give her space and

He

led him to

the doorway, Eric hesitated,

on… I’ll

paused. She had noticed a change in his behavior recently; he was

before.

if he was being

she was supposed to forgive his past mistakes and just accept him? If that were the criteria, there were many others she should have welcomed back into her life long before

head. “I appreciate what you did tonight, but

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Been Good To Himself

by self–deprecation. “I admit I’ve not been great

for himself. His life had been dictated by familial obligations,

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