Chapter 684:

“She prepared dinner before she left. I’ve eaten already.”

“Really?” Eric remained puzzled, watching her closely.

“Then what has you so preoccupied right now?”

Her attire, complete with an apron, signaled her current task in the kitchen.

“I’ve prepared something special for you.” Hadley’s smile was warm as she spoke.

“For me?”

“Yes, just about ready,” Hadley replied, turning off the heat and removing the pot’s lid.

Curious, Eric leaned in to see a single pear, still in its skin, steaming inside the pot.

“Have you been coughing lately?” she inquired.

“I read that steamed pears help soothe the throat,” Hadley explained as she donned oven mitts to carefully extract the bowl from the pot.

before you try it,” she

noticed Eric’s

asked, a hint of concern

“You don’t like pears?”

to wrap his arms around her in

this. You really shouldn’t have gone to all

by his reaction, Hadley

no trouble at all, quite simple

complexity of the task but

????

murmured, gently

you have feelings for

Denver, wondering if she still held

the slightest

stood watching Hadley intently, a quiet hopefulness glimmering behind his

and she fidgeted nervously in

you try the pear first? It’ll get too cold if you keep waiting. Let me get you a

Was Hadley avoiding him?

clearly sensing the

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