BuzzNovelChapter 805: It was past nine, and dinner on the table had already grown cold.
Hadley, too drained to reheat anything and lacking appetite due to her pregnancy, settled for ssoup instead. After finishing, she felt moderately satisfied.
She went upstairs, took a leisurely shower, and noticed it was already ten o'clock.
A frown crossed her face as she wondered whether Eric planned to stay out all night again.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtLying in bed, she absently scrolled through her phone, but suddenly froze. A new post from Megan had appeared in her social feed—a photo taken at what seemed like a lively social event.
In the image, a man sat at the long bar counter, facing the bartender, head slightly tilted as he sipped from a clear glass.
Megan leaned affectionately against him, her arm wrapped snugly around his. She smiled brightly toward the camera, her fingers shaped into a heart, directed unmistakably at him.
The caption beneath read simply: "Us, finally." Hadley's heart went numb, her thoughts blank and distant.
Gradually, reality sank in-Eric hadn't returned hbecause he was with Megan.
Suddenly, Megan's words echoed sharply in her memory-"Since Eric doesn't truly care about you, I won't bother holding back." Clearly, Megan had meant every word.
Hadley silently set her phone aside, rolled over, and forced herself into a restless sleep.
Near dawn, she stirred awake and checked her phone, realizing it was five in the morning.
Eric hadn't cback all night? She stretched slowly, rubbing her belly, and decided to head downstairs to warm up a cup of milk to ease her hunger.
Just as she reached the kitchen, a noise at the front door caught her attention. Thinking the housekeeper had arrived unusually early, she called out, “Fiona, is that you?" But instead of Fiona, it was Eric who stood at the door. Their eyes met suddenly in startled silence—hers wide with surprise, his quickly lowering. Eric gave a faint, distant smile, swiftly breaking eye contact as he brushed past her shoulder to head inside.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Eric," Hadley called softly, her voice urgent.
She had waited all night for this moment-she needed answers, clarity, something to resolve the unease between them.
"Did you call me?" Eric turned slowly, eyes softening as he looked down at Hadley. "What's the matter?" Before she could speak, he continued smoothly, "You wouldn't even talk tounless you need something from me. So, speak." "The thing is..."
Hadley hesitated, disturbed by the unmistakable scent of alcoholand e lingering perfaround him.
"I wanted to ask if I can move out of Silver Villas," she said quietly, m meeting his gaze with careful steadiness. "We... broke up, didn't we?"
His relaxed demeanor instantly vanished, his dark eyes sharpening, the fatigue and faint intoxication dissipating in a flash.
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