Chapter 558:

Without waiting for a response, he turned on his heel and strode toward the stairs.

Linda froze. Was he… mad at her? Or was he just eager to go back upstairs? To Hadley?

Linda’s grip tightened around the fabric in her hands, knuckles turning white as her gaze followed Eric’s retreating figure.

“Hadley, this is all your fault!” she murmured.

Hadley never imagined Eric would return—let alone so soon.

He didn’t bother switching on the light. Instead, he slipped into bed beside her in the darkness, his long arms curling protectively around her. She drew in a deep breath and closed her eyes, catching a faint blend of perfume and disinfectant on him.

At last, she spoke. “Could you sleep in the other room tonight?”

Rather than letting go, he just tightened his hold. “This is my bed. I belong here.”

Hadley abruptly sat up. “Please, just for tonight. Just one night… I’m asking you.”

his face. “It’s late. How

trouble,” she murmured, taking another calming breath. “But

pajama collar

Linda’s perfume smell off to him? Hadley regarded him in

annoyed, as though she were starting a fight for no

his irritation and relented.

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for the

out

Eric wouldn’t leave, then

refused to share a bed with him

“Hadley!”

her from slipping into the adjacent

“Hadley!”

her and twisted the knob, but she’d

“What’s going on?”

top of the stairs,

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