Chapter 229 Must You Be

So Unreasonable

A response arrived with the swiftness of a summer breeze.

“Mr. Flynn, we’ve been ringing your brother non–stop, but the line’s as dead as a doornail!”

How peculiar could that be?

Eric paused for a heartbeat, casting a fleeting glance at the woman beside him.

Inclining toward Hadley’s ear, he murmured softly, “Hadley, I need to slip out for a quick call.”

Hadley turned her gaze to him, her curiosity evident in the tilt of her head, though she refrained from prying. With a simple nod, she replied, “Go on, then.”

Eric rose from his seat, stepped into the cool evening air outside, and punched in a number on his phone.

The line connected almost instantly.

It was Linda’s agent, her voice crackling with urgency. “Mr. Flynn.”

Eric cut straight to the chase, his tone clipped. “What has happened?”

The agent’s words tumbled out in a rush. “Linda collapsed on set just moments ago!”

“Pardon?” Eric’s face darkened like a storm cloud rolling in, his brows knitting together in concern. “Get an ambulance then! Why waste time ringing me? Do I strike you as a physician?”

“No need to fret, Mr. Flynn, we’re already in the ambulance.” The agent hastened to assure him, her voice trembling slightly. “But given the gravity of the situation, I thought it best to notify you–and your brother, of course.”

Eric massaged his temples, tamping down his rising irritation. “How is she holding up?”

“We’re not certain yet,” the agent admitted. “The doctor with us suspects it might be sheer exhaustion…”

Linda had been burning the candle at both ends, juggling wedding preparations with her relentless work schedule, pushing herself to the brink.

“Very well, I understand;” Eric replied, his voice steady but laced with concern.

“Mr. Flynn,” the agent ventured cautiously, “will you be coming to the hospital?”

Eric didn’t commit, his response measured. “I’ll call Ernest.”

With that, he ended the call and immediately dialed Ernest’s number. True to the agent’s words, the line wouldn’t connect–Ernest was utterly unreachable.

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What in the world was going on?

Eric’s mind churned with questions. Ernest hadn’t returned to work yet, and today marked no doctor appointment. Shouldn’t he be lounging at home at this hour?

ring Flynn Mansion.

up, her voice warm and familiar. “Mr. Flynn.”

is Ernest there?” Eric

out this afternoon

nothing pressing,” Eric replied, though his tone betrayed a flicker of

furrowed deeper, a tangle of thoughts knotting in

with Quentin? Since the afternoon? What could they have been up to

wanted to harbor doubts about his brother, but ever since Ernest had gained consciousness, too many things

his phone away, Eric turned back toward

the screen, a soft laugh

shatter the serene moment but left

Hadley noted, her attention still half–caught by the flickering

“Hadley, listen.”

murmur near her ear. “Linda collapsed on set and was rushed

“What?”

snapping

pang of guilt twisted in Eric’s chest, a faint sheen of sweat dotting his brow. “Hadley, I’ll only go to

waved a hand breezily, cutting him off. “Get going, then.”

glowing screen, resuming her immersion in the film.

of indifference only deepened Eric’s

voice tinged with worry. “Are you upset? I wasn’t planning to go at first, but with my brother missing in action, I feel I have

“Shh.”

a slender finger to her lips, signaling for silence.

already told you to go,

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she added, “I’m

Was she, though?

her

leaving a lingering

her hand, he suggested, “Why don’t you come

slipping her hand free from his grasp with a shake of her head. “You go look after her. I’d rather stay and finish this

his tone softer.

patience was fraying now, a trace of irritation creeping into her voice. “It’s bad enough you won’t stay to watch with me, but now you won’t even let me

“Hadley…” Eric pressed.

to meet his gaze or offer another

in silence for a few lingering

glanced at his watch, mentally calculating the

Sebastian to pick you up afterward,”

Hadley said nothing

my

with a reply, merely flicking her hand

brow creased slightly as he exited the

hesitated before sending Hadley a quick

up in time, I’ll come back to fetch you myself. If I couldn’t make it, please give me a ring

through, but no

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