Chapter 221 I Won’t Stop You Again
Of course, Hadley knew that Joy meant more to her than Eric ever could. How could he even compare?
But that wasn’t something she could say out loud.
She took a steadying breath, gripping her phone. “Where are you?” Pressing her lips together, she tried to soothe him. “Let’s talk in person, okay?”
On the other end of the line, Eric let out a low, self–mocking chuckle. “Where am I?” he echoed, his tone laced with bitterness. “Take a guess.”
Hadley exhaled softly. She didn’t need to guess–they had already agreed he’d pick her up from the dance studio.
“I understand.” Her brows furrowed slightly. “I’m coming over now. Just wait for me, alright?”
But Eric didn’t reply. The call ended in silence.
Without wasting another second, Hadley grabbed her things and rushed to the studio.
The moment Hadley arrived, her eyes immediately found Eric’s car parked by the curb.
She hurried over, reaching for the passenger door–it wasn’t locked. Without hesitation, she slipped inside.
The warm air from the heater wrapped around her.
Hadley took a deep breath, mentally bracing herself for what was to come.
“Speak” Eric’s voice cut through the silence, low and sharp.
Turning his head, he fixed his piercing gaze on her. “Where were you? And why?”
“L…”
Hadley faltered, still piecing together how to explain. “Something came up unexpectedly.”
“What kind of thing?” His voice darkened, his frustration evident. “That can’t possibly be your explanation!”
Hadley hesitated, choosing her words carefully. “It was my housemate… she needed something” seriously?”
Was that all she had to say?
A sharp scoff escaped Eric, his disbelief morphing into something colder, sharper. “I waited for you all night,
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Hadley.” His tone was edged with restrained anger. “And you ditched me–for a housemate?”
“Yes, I…”
Hadley lowered her gaze, her fingers curling slightly in her lap.
She knew she had let him down. She had broken their plans, and he had every right to be upset.
And yet she couldn’t risk pushing him too far right now.
So instead, she softened her voice, reaching for whatever fragile truce she could manage.
Hadley inhaled deeply, steadying herself before meeting Eric’s gaze. Her voice was quiet, but sincere. “I’m sorry for not showing up. It was my fault… I-”
“Save it.” Eric’s voice sliced through her apology, sharp with frustration.
the truth, Hadley.” His eyes bore into her, unrelenting. “What was so important that you blew me off? That you couldn’t even pick
fingers clenched in her lap. She averted her gaze, her voice barely above a whisper.
tell him? What kind of answer was that?
snapped. His fingers instinctively tightened around her shoulders,
was rough, unsteady–a storm barely contained. “You disappear on me, ignore me all night–and I don’t even deserve a real answer? Do you have any idea–do you even know-”
had spent the
fear that something had happened to her
her safety and resenting
now, after all that, she was refusing to even tell him why?
to you?” His
my feelings not matter to you at
nothing. Then, in barely more than
That was it?
That was all?
curled into a cold, humorless chuckle–a hollow sound that
his gaze hardening as if something inside him had finally
whatever you
on Hadley, his hands shifting to the steering wheel as he restarted the car.
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broke the
guard, blinked before nodding quickly. “Of
the uneasy feeling curling in her chest. His
didn’t look at her. Didn’t speak. It was as if
the car and got out, walking straight inside–upstairs, without
softly and then followed.
him to head for the bedroom, but
hesitated before following, stopping outside the door. Raising a
Silence.
knocking
I messed up tonight. Please don’t shut me out–open the door, okay?”
Still, no response.
“Eric?”
Knock! Knock!
bottom drawer. From inside, he retrieved a
him about quitting
couldn’t even be honest
took another drag,
he imagined
No… he hadn’t.
hallway outside had gone completely
Was that all the patience she
“Hadley!”
his chest. With a sharp motion, he yanked off his tie and tossed it aside, grabbed
silence outside
the sofa, rubbing his temples as his head pounded.
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she doing?
she already gone to
had done everything for her. Was it so much to ask for even the smallest
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