Chapter 555:

Hadley was already in bed, her breathing slow and steady, but he wasn’t convinced she was fully asleep.

Moving quietly, he entered the walk-in closet, retrieved a set of clothes, and returned to sit at the edge of the bed.

He hesitated for a second, then spoke softly, not wanting to startle her. “Hey.”

No response. But he wasn’t fooled. The slight flutter of her eyelashes gave her away.

He continued anyway. “Linda is staying in the guest room downstairs tonight. I took a set of your clothes for her. Do you think this set is okay?”

At that, Hadley’s eyes slowly opened. She didn’t look at the clothes. Instead, she let out a quiet chuckle, her voice tinged with amusement and mild irritation. “I was just about to fall asleep, and you woke me up for this? Why does it even matter?”

Eric reached for her hand, feeling the slight tension in her fingers. “Because they’re your clothes,” he said gently. “I figured I should ask you.”

let out a soft,

say things like that, Eric. Everything here is yours, not mine. You make the decisions, not me. Didn’t you

was upset, and she refused to go home. If she went out alone at this

of

didn’t bother arguing. It wasn’t worth the

situation was urgent—I didn’t have time to ask you. That was my mistake…” He paused, studying

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she wasn’t exactly thrilled after everything

these clothes,” he added, glancing at the neatly folded set in his hands. “I noticed you hadn’t even removed the tags, so I figured you didn’t like them much. Linda can have

exhaled sharply, waving a dismissive hand. “Go on. She’s waiting, isn’t she? Don’t keep

Eric felt no relief. In fact, an unexpected tightness settled in

it bother him that she was letting

brow when she noticed he was still sitting there. “Why are

before finally standing

“Mhm.”

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