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 Himself Either

used this strategy as

be

a touch of confusion. It was a rare moment where he

at a loss.

was the explanation.

wrong

he

the truth sooner rather than

out.

“Hadley-”

in his realizations, Hadley pivoted sharply

“Hadley!”

seemed far

the shirt. To his surprise, it was a perfect

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

nod, but didn’t

a hint of hope. “Hadley, look–it

you

her face, Eric could tell she was genuinely upset this

thought he should give her

He finally

to the door.

Eric hesitated, not quite ready

“From now on… I’ll be

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

before.

so what if he was being nice now?

him? If that were the criteria, there were many others she should have welcomed back into her life long before Eric.

appreciate what you did tonight, but like

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Been Good

his tone touched by self–deprecation. “I admit I’ve

His life had been dictated by familial obligations,

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