Chapter 136

Chapter 136:

Hadley stared at him, her expression unreadable. Wasn’t he capable of that? There had been plenty of times before when Eric had turned his back on her without a second thought.

“Alright then.” Hadley gave a weary nod, too drained to argue. “I appreciate it.”

Some of the tension in Eric’s expression softened. “Come on.”

“Okay.”

They walked side by side, neither of them closing the deliberate gap between them.

A short distance away, the middle-aged man stood in silence, his brows furrowed in deep contemplation. Though he had stepped back earlier, he had never truly left.