Chapter 267

Gently, he stroked her face, his voice taking on a coaxing tone. "It's late, but tomorrow, let's visit Grandma and tell her about our plan..."

Eric continued, his voice maintaining a calm, mesmerizing tone. "She'll be thrilled. She has always hoped we'd end up together, and now-—"

"Eric!" Hadley interrupted sharply, her voice shaking as she stopped him. Her face turned pale. "Enough! Just stop!"

His behavior had been so odd lately. First, he kissed her out of nowhere, and now he was asking her to return to him?

She couldn't figure out what was wrong with him. Whether he had gone crazy, was playing a cruel game, or had some hidden agenda-she didn't want to know.

She wasn't going to be part of whatever he was plotting.

With a slight, cold smile, Hadley said, "I decline. I won't return to you."