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.”

bedside lamp, shadows dancing across his face. “It’s late. How long are

not trying to cause trouble,” she murmured, taking another calming breath. “But there’s a smell

he said, tugging at his pajama collar and inhaling

perfume smell off to him? Hadley regarded him

she

his irritation and relented.

into tales at gαℓ ησ ν𝒆 𝓁s,

headed for the bathroom, Hadley seized her pillow

out of

Eric wouldn’t leave, then she

a bed with him

“Hadley!”

around, just a second too late to stop her from slipping into the adjacent

“Hadley!”

and twisted the

“What’s going on?”

appeared at the top of the

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