Chapter 589

Chapter 589:

Why would anyone willingly dive into a relationship rife with constant conflict? Was Eric out of his mind, or did he somehow relish in the chaos?

Eric smirked, raising an eyebrow. “What, feeling sorry for me?”

Hadley actually felt a mix of annoyance and disbelief.

“Same old song and dance,” Eric said, his lips curling into a teasing smile. “If you want to call the shots or feel pity for me, you’d first have to be my girlfriend. Right now, we’re not exactly in a relationship, so this isn’t exactly appropriate.”

Hadley inhaled deeply, her fists tightening.

Did he really think she was playing hard-to-get or something?

Elissa was still in custody, waiting for someone to step in!

Overwhelmed by urgency and anger, Hadley shot Eric a fierce glare. “Mr. Flynn, do you really believe ordinary lives can be so carelessly…”

“Manipulated?”

Eric paused, let out a heavy sigh, and lowered his gaze.

“Who’s truly holding the reins here? With just a word, you can alter both my fate and your friend’s. If anyone’s being manipulated, it’s me — by you.”

What absolute nonsense!

Hadley’s gaze sharpened as she locked eyes with him.

In that moment, there was no teasing, no anger—just a steady, inscrutable stare.

It was intense and unwavering.

“My phone is always on, waiting for your call,” he whispered.

Hadley was taken aback, speechless. It made no sense! What on earth was Eric after? Why her?

𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 @ gⳑ𝗮𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗍𝖊𝗅𝘴﹒𝖼𝗈𝗺

Eric drove Hadley back to her place.

That night, she was destined to toss and turn, unable to find peace.

It wasn’t until the early hours that she finally succumbed to sleep. Exhausted from her restless night, she ended up sleeping in the next morning. It was Joy who finally roused her.

“Mommy, mommy.”

Joy leaned on the edge of the bed, careful not to startle her. Her mother had taught her that waking someone too suddenly could scare them.

“Hmm?” Hadley blinked awake and pulled her sweet-smelling daughter into her arms. “My darling.”

“Mommy, are you feeling okay?”

Her daughter was clearly worried.

“I’m fine.” Hadley pinched Joy’s chubby cheeks affectionately.

“Mommy’s just being a bit lazy today.”

“Ha ha.” Joy giggled, snuggling closer. “Then I will be lazy with Mommy too!”

“Sounds like a plan.”

As she held her daughter, Hadley felt a pang of heartache mixed with guilt.

“Joy, I’m going to be busy again. I’ll work hard to put an end to all this soon though,” Hadley thought.

Leaving her apartment, she headed to Silver Villas.

No matter what, she had to tackle Elissa’s crisis first.

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