Chapter 1546:

For her, even a short silence felt endless. For him, it barely registered. Linda forced a smile, tugging faintly at the corners of her lips. Without saying anything else, she started to wheel herself away.

Her purse dropped to the floor with a thud—whether by accident or design, he couldn’t tell.

She glanced at him. “Could you pick that up for me?”

It wasn’t an unreasonable request.

“Sure.” Eric bent down, picked up the purse, and held it out to her. “Here.” But Linda didn’t take it.

Instead, she raised a hand and gently rested it on his head, her gaze clouding as she looked at him.

“Eric, how have you been?” she whispered.

Eric stilled, catching on quickly. “Did Ernest tell you?”

“He said you’re sick. Something this serious—why didn’t you

gave a faint smile. “Why would I? You’re not

smile faltered. Her hand slowly

the treatment going?

alright,” he said


didn’t take the purse, he set

that mean?” Her brows furrowed. “Can’t you give

Eric’s brow twitched.

his head slowly. “There’s no need. Someone else

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froze, the words hitting her square

really meant it… You don’t

nothing. He looked at her for a few seconds and simply murmured, “I

that, he stepped past her and walked

in silence, watching his figure retreat. A hollow, bitter laugh slipped past her lips as her

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