Chapter 1269:

“Hadley…”

Eric’s voice trailed off as he was jolted by her push. He thought about following her. But the truth was, even if he caught up, he had no clue what to say. Hadley wasn’t budging.

In his heart, he knew he wasn’t shielding Linda; he simply believed there were still pieces of the puzzle missing.

Hadley stepped out of the elevator and paused at her apartment door, key in hand.

Her fingers shook, unable to guide the key into the lock.

With a soft, bitter chuckle, she closed her eyes and laughed under her breath.

She was almost amused by herself.

She had been on the verge of revealing it all—the wrongs from five years ago and her past struggles in Blathe.

her, she restrained

her, but… The truth remained that some

her, yet his actions spoke louder, showing a greater

betrayal from five years ago, pointing the finger at Linda, how would he have reacted? What would he have said? Considering how he

with Linda was too strong. In

shut as she stifled the sourness swelling within

was a good thing she had

have only led to

The following morning…

building, Eric’s car was already

new

as he stepped from the vehicle and approached her with a purposeful stride. “I came to pick you up. I have to head out of town later today, so I wanted to see you before

with a sarcastic smile, her tone light yet tinged with irony. “I thought it

“I’ve kept every promise I made to you. There’s no reason for you to

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