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.”

across his face. “It’s late.

taking another calming breath. “But there’s a smell on you—it’s bothering me. I can’t

he said, tugging at his pajama collar and inhaling deeply. “I

wouldn’t—why would Linda’s perfume smell off to him? Hadley

as though she

a pause, he controlled his irritation and relented. “Fine. I’ll take a

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the bathroom, Hadley seized

out

wouldn’t leave, then

share a

“Hadley!”

too late to stop her from slipping into the adjacent

“Hadley!”

ran after her and twisted the knob, but

“What’s going on?”

at the top of the stairs,

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