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.

have found someone

this, Ernest

breath and said seriously, “It’s Hadley.

right away. Then, finally, he said, “Congratulations.” He exhaled. “You

Eric nodded, a quiet smile forming. “I think so too. With Joy, the three of us…


“Goodnight.”

the call, Eric sat still, phone in hand. His eyes dimmed slightly as

ever told Ernest what he wanted. For once, he didn’t want to live only out of

Hadley requested half a day off from

both had follow-up appointments at the hospital. Naturally, Joy needed her mother there. And Hadley wanted

and got

was stable. Thurston adjusted her prescription and reminded them about

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

crossed her mind—what if that finger

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