Chapter 694:

Eric’s heart stuttered, his fingers tightening around her hand.

“Hadley, I…”

“Go on, then,” Hadley interjected, her voice steady as a still lake.

“If they called you this late, it must be pressing. Don’t linger here explaining—just go.”

“Hadley?” Eric blinked, caught off guard by her composure.

“You’re not upset?”

“Not in the least.” Hadley offered a gentle smile, shaking her head, before her tone shifted with a sudden curiosity.

“But let’s say, just for argument’s sake, I were upset and asked you to stay. Would you?”

Eric froze, his expression a canvas of conflicted emotions, answering more than words ever could.

with

upset or not wouldn’t change a

her hand from his and gave him a nudge,

now. She is

her

turned her gaze toward the

I need my

studied her profile, sensing the undercurrent of her

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he couldn’t ignore the call

“Then… I’ll be off.”

smile soft as she nodded

returned, Hadley had already settled back down,

chest, an unease he

“Hadley, I’m heading out.”

response was faint, her position unchanged, offering no

for something more,

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