Chapter 862:

The past was past. But it wasn’t erased nor undone.

“Should I say you’ve got a convenient memory? Or are you just pretending you’ve gone blank?” Hadley paused and let out another laugh, melancholic this time. “Alright then. Let me remind you. Back then, you only had eyes for Linda. When she lost her baby, you stayed with her day and night. How exactly did you have time for me?”

Suddenly, Eric remembered.

Back then, Hadley had gone to the hospital to find him. But he hadn’t seen her.

A scene flickered in his mind. She had chased after his car, and he had kept driving. He remembered now. It had been raining, and she had slipped. Maybe even fallen.

It had happened a long time ago, but the memory felt fresh, as if it had been only yesterday.

Eric’s chest tightened, and his fingertips stung like they were being pricked by needles.

see me…

gaze and answered,

was calm and steady, it

eyes and said

Hadley tilted her chin up, her expression fierce and unyielding. “I begged you. I asked to stay in Srixby for just one more day because I was feeling

eyes began to glisten, and she continued, “Joy hasn’t been in good health since she came into this world. I don’t

the past pressed hard against her

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after I got to Blathe? You never called. Not once. You left me alone in a strange city to fend for myself for four whole

But you tossed me aside like I

He looked as if someone had ripped his tongue out, leaving

Hadley let out a bitter laugh. “I’m your legal wife. But to you, I was just a burden. Something

Burden.

like something was drilling into his skull. He remembered now.

had lost her child, and his brother had fallen into a

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