Chapter 854:

Eric climbed out. “Grandma? What brings you here?”

“Humph,” Nyla huffed, smirking. “If I hadn’t shown up, I’d have missed the big drama at home!”

Eric’s eyebrow twitched, a guess forming. “Grandma, you went inside?”

“You bet!” Nyla narrowed her eyes, studying him. “Spill it—what’s happening between you and Hadley?”

Eric’s face tightened, lips sealed.

Nyla pressed, growing restless. “Out with it! Did you two argue? Did you do something to upset her? She’s pregnant—can’t you just tiptoe around her feelings a bit more?”

Eric’s mouth quirked wryly. He’d have loved to pamper her—if only she’d let him.

“Say something, Eric!”

Nyla’s impatience boiled over, but Eric stayed silent.

I’ll track down Hadley

caught her

tell me

hadn’t banked on Nyla sniffing it out this fast. With her standing there, evasion

his eyes for a beat, and

but then let out a disbelieving laugh. “What kind of nonsense

“The baby…”

the child, a bitter pang

for

“What about the baby?”

dodging Nyla’s piercing stare.

shock hitting her like a

he tell his grandmother that Hadley had rejected him

up!” Nyla’s voice trembled with urgency. “Make it clear!”

lost it.” Pinned by her insistence, Eric steadied himself. “Early pregnancies can be fragile—things

it could be

baby? How do

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