Chapter 485:

Noticing her stare, Eric rubbed his face, looking a little self-conscious. “Do I have something on my face?”

“No.” She shook her head, a quiet laugh slipping out. “I’m just… a little touched.”

“Touched?”

Eric caught on right away. He lowered his head, tucking a stray strand of her hair behind her ear before resting his forehead against hers. “I was a jerk before. But from now on, I’ll treat you right. Okay?”

His words hit deep.

Hadley blinked, dazed.

Then, out of nowhere, she shoved him back, eyes wide with excitement. “Look! The sun! It’s coming up!”

At the horizon, where the sea kissed the sky, golden light stretched outward, painting the world in warmth. The sun, bold and brilliant, began its slow ascent.

Just like that, Hadley was wide awake.

eyes, catching on

“It’s beautiful, right?”

sunrise, lost in its glow—while Eric only looked

And in that moment, she finally understood the quiet

knew you’d

her. So this was what he was like when he let

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝖈𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: gⱯ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⩵ℭ𝗈𝗺

carefully—waking up early just to watch the

something she had never experienced when she was

let out a quiet, self-mocking smile, biting into

her back to the entrance of

when you get

“Okay.”

of heading inside, she pulled out her phone, booked a ride, and made

“Dr. Torres.”

Joy’s new attending physician—Mathias’ friend,

pulled out a small vial

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