Chapter 282:

“Huh?”

Hadley was baffled by his reaction.

Why did he look so alarmed, as if she had some ulterior motive?

“You’re not actually worried I’ll try something, are you?” Hadley asked, half-amused, half-annoyed.

“No, of course not…”

She sighed in frustration and turned away from him.

“Just take off that wet shirt and hand it to me,” she instructed, hoping to clarify the situation.

Eric, finally catching on, realized she was only concerned about his wet clothing. Yet he hesitated.

maze of scars that

knew of the mark: Eric himself, his brother Ernest,

Eric made sure the lights were off, safeguarding his scars from Hadley’s

bear the thought of exposing them, not to anyone, even

those scars still haunted him,

eyes shut, his complexion turning ashen. He shivered, the trauma momentarily overwhelming him as his

“Are you done?”

thoughts. She hadn’t turned around

he regained his composure. She was just being considerate. Moreover, she couldn’t

his hands and removed

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at him, Hadley threw a dry shirt

“What’s this?”

keen sense for men’s clothing

Hadley replied nonchalantly, “It’s just a men’s shirt.

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