Giving in now would mean letting Hadley go to someone else, something he wouldn't allow to happen.
He straightened his shoulders and met Nyla's gaze. "What about me?"
Nyla fixed a long, searching look on him, expression unreadable, as though she was seeing him for the first time.
Time seemed to drag before she finally blinked and whispered, "Oh dear... I must be growing senile. Have I lost my senses?"
How else could she make sense of hearing something so absurd?
She turned to leave, calling out to the housekeeper, "Kira! Where's my medicine? I think I'm hearing things. I need my pills..."
"Grandma." Eric Laughed softly and caught her arm. "At least consider my proposal."
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