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!”

family? Could

curiosity starting to edge

help her

thought lingered in the back of her mind–this wasn’t

when Blanche arrived at the dance troupe, there he

the entrance.

polite, almost disarming smile. “I

your day.”

furrowed her brow. “Mr. Flynn, what’s the reason for this visit? Please, get to the point.”

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 and for another chance to be

there it

was the true reason behind Eric’s sudden involvement–he wasn’t just helping her husband out of the goodness

or should

already accepted the

down now, could she convince her husband to

wouldn’t. Worse, that might even

had a way of smoothing over everything.

had no choice but to bend.

a long, resigned sigh, she met Eric’s gaze. “With you putting it that way, how

“Oh, please.”

smile remained unchanged–polite, but

accept Hadley. She’ll be under your guidance, and I need your

her.”

comply while secretly making things difficult for Hadley, it would only end up harming her.

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her decision carefully. “Rest assured, “Mr. Flynns. If I agree to take starting

let emotions cloud

you trust me?”

Eric nodded

had to

trust you?” he said smoothly. “If I didn’t, I

brief, thoughtful pause, he added, “But I

is it?” Blanche responded, her curiosity

his voice steady. “I’d prefer it stays that way. I don’t want anything to interfere with her focus

was no need for Hadley to get tangled

she needed was to focus on

aback. This man had gone to such lengths for

to

difficult to

nodded, her voice calm and collected. “Alright, Mr. Flynn.

a faint smile. “No, thank you. Please take

deep into her final scene as a

job would

before signing off on her next project–the one that would officially launch her career as an

would secure her future in the industry. But she

world wasn’t what

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

the phone rang.

answered the call, her voice both excited and

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