Chapter 151

“I’m fine…”

“Fine? Look at you!” Nyla gave her a scrutinizing once-over. “You’ve only been back in Srixby for what—a few weeks? And you’ve already… shrunk to half your size.”

Eric, who had been silent, flicked his gaze toward Hadley. His mind wandered to her cramped little place on West Twelfth Alley. No matter how many times he thought about it, he couldn’t make sense of it. Why did she insist on living like that? A dry chuckle slipped past his lips.

“Lost weight?” he mused bitterly. “Serves her right. She has no one to blame but herself.”

“What are you laughing at?” Nyla’s sharp voice snapped him back to the present.

“Grandma…” Eric hesitated, clearing his throat awkwardly. “It’s nothing.”

Nyla pointed a firm finger at him. “Before you leave, take some of these back for Hadley.”