Chapter 1326:

“Why are you staring at me?” Linda scoffed, crossing her arms. “They wanted to leave. What do you expect me to do—chase after them?” Her eyes shifted toward Eric. “Did something happen between you and Hadley?”

“No,” Eric answered, trying to keep his voice steady, though a trace of sadness lingered in his expression.

“No?” Linda’s voice sharpened with disbelief. “Do you even know what she just said about you? She said you were disgusting!”

Eric didn’t flinch. Instead, he gave a faint, bitter smile. “I did something that upset her. It was entirely my fault.”

Linda stared at him. “You’re seriously still defending her?”

“Ernest.” Eric turned to Ernest. “They couldn’t have gotten far. I’m going after them.”

“Okay.” Ernest gave a nod. “Go.”

Eric slipped

Linda called out, urgency

stopping her.

trembled.

said, his brows

trying to say? If you’ve got something


firm nod, swallowing once before he spoke again. “Eric isn’t your second choice, Linda. He’s not a backup plan or someone waiting in the wings. He has his own heart, and

couldn’t have been

words caught in her throat. Her face drained of color.

audible, but his voice

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he endured enough already? He grew up surrounded by abuse and chaos. And even after he became part of the Flynn family, he kept putting everyone else first—me, you. He’s nearly thirty now, Linda. Don’t you think it’s time he started living

cut through the

black Bentley rolled to a stop along the curb, blocking

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