Chapter 542

Chapter 542:

“You’re right,” Hadley whispered softly, nodding again, yet unable to shake the heaviness from her chest.

Her mind drifted back to Elissa’s strange reaction.

Earlier, she’d explicitly mentioned Robin being married, but Elissa hadn’t shown even the slightest surprise.

She clearly already knew.

But then, why continue to entangle herself with Robin?

Elissa wasn’t the sort of person to willingly involve herself with someone married… was she?

Hadley’s thoughts turned restless, a troubling question echoing persistently within her—what exactly went wrong?

The drive to Silver Villas passed quietly, both lost in their own thoughts.

As they approached the gate, the security guard greeted them cheerfully. “Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. Flynn! Welcome back.”

“Thanks,” Eric replied smoothly, a pleased smile flickering across his lips.

Hadley snapped her gaze toward him, startled. Right—earlier, with Robin and Elissa, he had introduced her as his wife as well.

A faint frown crossed her face, discomfort bubbling beneath the surface. She then asked sharply, “Why did he just call me Mrs. Flynn?”

“Oh, that?” Eric said casually, clearly unbothered. “Because I told him to.”

Hadley’s eyes widened in disbelief. “Are you suffering from memory loss now? Have you forgotten we’re divorced?”

𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓵 𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷 @ 𝓰ⱥ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⸳𝓬𝓸𝓶

Eric was momentarily speechless. The car eased into the garage, and as he parked, he turned to face her directly.

His gaze darkened thoughtfully, caught off guard by her intensity.

Finally, he softened his voice and apologized. “Sorry—it’s just habit. You’ve been my wife for years, and the divorce… well, it’s still pretty fresh. I haven’t quite adapted yet.”

Really?

Hadley wasn’t convinced. She narrowed her eyes slightly, her voice firm. “There’s a clear difference between a wife and a girlfriend. Please remember that.”

Eric hesitated briefly, but then nodded in reluctant surrender. “You’re right. I’ll be more careful.”

Yet, even as he agreed, a restless unease stirred within him.

Unable to hold back, he spoke again, disguising sincerity with playful charm.

“Still, Hadley,” he said cautiously, a hopeful glint entering his eyes. “If things between us keep improving… who knows? Maybe someday we’ll reconcile and—”

“Not a chance!”

Hadley’s interruption was instant and decisive, slicing through his words with merciless certainty.

Eric froze, taken aback by how swiftly and harshly she rejected the idea. Her reply landed hard, sending an unexpected ache straight through his heart.

A wave of stubborn frustration surged through Eric. “Why not?”

“Because it’s obvious,” Hadley replied firmly, reaching for her bag. “We already tried marriage once, and we both saw how that turned out. Why should we repeat the same mistake?”

Without waiting for his reaction, she opened the car door and stepped out, leaving Eric momentarily frozen in disbelief.

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