Chapter 1337:

Eric had anticipated this.

If Gifford’s men were so easily apprehended, he wouldn’t have evaded capture for years.

The man was cunning, his plan meticulously crafted.

“What are you trying to say?” Hadley’s voice cracked, disbelief and anguish flooding her words. Her eyes reddened, tears threatening to spill. “You said Joy would be safe! How could you let them get away?”

“Hadley,” Eric said softly, steadying her with a firm grip on her shoulders. His jaw tightened, but his voice remained calm. “Their target is me. They won’t hurt Joy—not until they’ve gotten what they want.”

“How can you be so certain?” Hadley’s voice broke, her bloodshot eyes searching Eric’s face as tears streamed down her cheeks.

“Joy is just a child! She can’t handle what adults can. I heard her crying—she was in pain, she was terrified!”

Her words faltered, drowned by the agony twisting her heart.

worry cloaked beneath a steely resolve. “I’m doing everything

her breaths ragged as grief consumed her.

from exhaustion, Eric lifted her gently and carried her back

inside was deafening, the emptiness a stark reminder of

Hadley on the sofa, her eyes swollen


Melba?” she

fine,” Eric reassured

been with Joy when the attack occurred, bravely attempting to fend off

hospital. Her wounds are minor, nothing

faintly, but fresh tears traced

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heavy, and then rose to

Hadley clutched his arm anxiously, unwilling

tears, locked onto him as

just grabbing a towel to wipe

moment,

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