Chapter 134

Chapter 134:

“Hadley!”

Upon taking a few steps closer, the man’s face broke into an eager, almost disbelieving smile.

“It’s really you! You’ve grown so much—I barely recognized you…” His voice trailed off, the rest of his sentence hanging in the air.

Hadley let out a quiet scoff, the sarcasm evident in her voice. “Look, could you move? You’re in my way.”

The man hesitated, momentarily thrown off by her response. “Hadley, don’t you recognize me?”

“Should I?” She raised an eyebrow, her tone indifferent. “Are we supposed to know each other?”