Chapter 1560:

“Is it?” she said, her laugh sharp and bitter. “Because when you were hiding the truth from me—was that your idea of a joke?”

She reached for a napkin and dabbed her lips with quiet precision.

“I told you last night—I can’t do this. I can’t marry you.” Then, she set the napkin down and rose from her seat.

“Hadley!” Eric stood quickly, grabbing her hand. “I was wrong. I admit that. But what about Joy? Have you thought about what this means for her? She already calls me Dad! If we don’t go through with this—”

“Oh, spare me.” Hadley cut in with a cold, sharp laugh. “You’re turning this on me? What right do you think you have to ask that? Is it me who’s failing Joy?”

She yanked her arm away and bolted.

“Hadley!”

rang on the table—Phillip

rose to chase after her, he answered briskly, “We’ll

the time he got outside, the car carrying

jaw clenched, frustration simmering beneath his skin. At least Tamara and the

already idling in front of

out, frowning as he looked around, confused by Hadley’s absence. The two had rarely


hasn’t come

“She’s gone.”

back toward the house. He’d spent the entire night outside Hadley’s door and hadn’t had a moment

g a lno

Eric’s unkempt appearance. Clearly, something serious had passed between

returned, freshly dressed, he came downstairs and gave Phillips a curt nod. “You called earlier.

from Blathe.” As

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