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.

beneath a steely

her breaths ragged as

Hadley might collapse from exhaustion, Eric lifted her

emptiness a stark reminder

Hadley on the sofa, her


Melba?” she asked, her

is fine,” Eric reassured

bravely attempting to fend off the assailants and sustaining

has taken her to the hospital. Her wounds

tears traced paths down

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heavy, and then rose to his

are you headed?” Hadley clutched his arm anxiously, unwilling to release

tears, locked onto him as

gaze softened, his voice gentle. “I’m just grabbing a

paused for a moment, and then reluctantly released his

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