Chapter 1402:

His phone rang. It was Ernest.

“Hello?” Eric answered, sitting up slightly. His voice steadied. “Ernest?”

“Yes.” Ernest didn’t waste time. “Find a day to bring Hadley and Joy home for dinner.” It was an olive branch.

Eric understood. This was Ernest’s way of extending goodwill—maybe even an apology.

“Okay,” he said. “I’ll talk to Hadley about it.”

“Good.”

Eric hesitated, fingers tightening around the phone. “Ernest…”

There was a pause.

found

this, Ernest was momentarily

a breath and said seriously,

said, “Congratulations.”

quiet smile forming. “I think so too. With Joy, the three of us… we’re a


“Goodnight.”

phone in hand. His eyes dimmed slightly as he

Ernest what he wanted.

requested half a

both had follow-up appointments at the hospital. Naturally, Joy needed

and got their tests

stable. Thurston adjusted her prescription and reminded them about a

sensation in his finger had returned, but movement was still limited. He couldn’t bend it yet. Hadley

thought crossed her mind—what if that

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