Chapter 124 He Is Weird

“What?”

Hadley blinked, taken off guard by the unexpected question.

“Tell me.” Eric’s voice was firm, his gaze momentarily flicking toward the roadside where a silver–gray luxury car came to a halt, Denver preparing to step out.

“Uh…” Hadley hesitated, still reeling from the suddenness of his demand. After a beat, she quickly replied, “My passion’s always dancing.”

Eric nodded, his expression unreadable as he processed her answer. As Denver walked over, Eric started his car

and drove off.

“Hadley.”

Instead of acknowledging Denver, Hadley stared at the back of Eric’s car, puzzled by his strange behavior.

Meanwhile, Phillips had made some headway in his investigation into Blanche.

“Mr. Flynn, it seems Blanche indeed has a weakness.”

“Oh?”

Eric raised an eyebrow, interest flickering in his eyes. A faint, knowing smirk tugged at his lips, thoughts drifting to Hadley’s answer–dancing was always her passion.

“Go on,”

“Here’s the situation-”

Blanche and Barrie’s mothers Stella Hanson had always been close friends, but unlike Stella’s, Blanche’s in–laws had fallen on hard times.

While the Hanson family maintained their perch at the top of Srixby’s financial world, Blanche’s husband’s family had been struggling to stay afloat in recent years.

Blanche’s own family had a respected academic background, but they were hardly in a position to offer much financial assistance.

For the past two years, her husband’s family had been desperately trying to keep their heads above water. And it was precisely this vulnerability that Eric had noticed–and where he saw an opening.

When Blanche learned that her husband’s company crisis had been resolved, relief flooded her–but so did

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confusion.

Her husband had been fighting this battle for so long. How had the situation suddenly turned around?

“It was Mr. Flynn.” She was told when she voiced her doubts.

Her husband practically beamed with excitement. “The Flynn family–do you understand who they are? Even the smallest favor from them could turn everything around for us!”

Flynn family? Could it be

churn, curiosity starting to

help

in the back of her mind–this wasn’t as

when Blanche arrived at the dance troupe, there he was–Eric,

the entrance.

Eric greeted her with a polite, almost disarming smile. “I

disrupting your day.”

reason for this visit? Please, get to the

time with pleasantries, diving straight into the matter. “I’ve come to offer an apology on Hadley’s behalf. She’s young–still learning–and, unfortunately, made an error by breaking the troupe’s rules.” I’m asking, if possible, for your forgiveness

it was.

this was the true reason behind Eric’s sudden involvement–he wasn’t

or should

husband had already accepted the

Eric down now, could she convince her husband to reject the Flynn family’s help?

knew he wouldn’t. Worse, that might even create a

way of smoothing over everything.

as proud as Blanche had

“With you

“Oh, please.”

remained unchanged–polite, but

to truly accept Hadley. She’ll be under your guidance, and I need your word that you’ll take care

her.”

Blanche merely pretended to comply while secretly making things difficult for Hadley, it would

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carefully. “Rest assured, “Mr. Flynns. If I agree to take starting back, my personal feelings won’t interfere

wasn’t the type to let emotions cloud her

trust

Eric nodded without

had to maintain the proper stance, especially for Hadley’s sake.

smoothly. “If I didn’t, I

I need to

it?” Blanche responded,

this,” Eric said, his voice steady. “I’d prefer it stays that way.

no need for Hadley to get

to focus on what

This man had gone to such lengths for Hadley, yet

planning to claim any

so difficult to read at times.

end, this wasn’t her problem. Blanche nodded, her voice calm and collected. “Alright, Mr. Flynn. 1

“No, thank you.

final scene as a dance

the job would

her to confirm before signing off on her next project–the one that would officially launch her

contract would secure her future in the industry.

entertainment world wasn’t what she’d planned for herself.

a path she should take? Did she even have the ability

rang.

voice both excited and confused.

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