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 a

I’m upset or not wouldn’t change a thing,

gave him a nudge,

on now. She is

her face for

Hadley turned her gaze toward the window, her voice

I need my rest. You

sensing the undercurrent of her displeasure

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couldn’t ignore the call

“Then… I’ll be off.”

smile soft

returned, Hadley had already settled back down, her back to him

tightness gripped his chest, an

“Hadley, I’m heading out.”

her position unchanged, offering no further words or even a

for something more,

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