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But Hadley barely reacted. Her body swayed, fragile and unsteady, as if the weight of everything might pull her
to the ground.
“And what does that even mean?” she asked, her voice trembling. “You only lovewhen we're alone. The
second Linda shows up, your heart tilts—always toward her.”
“Hadley...” Eric's voice finally broke through the tension. “I never loved her. Everything | carry inside—both sides
of that scale—it’s you.”
Hadley scoffed, the sound disbelieving.
“Let’s say that’s true. Maybe you never loved her. But how you treat her? That's not imagination. That's real.”
Eric tried to protest, searching for the right words. “You know it’s just gratitude. She saved my life...”
“No, | don’t want that excuse again!” Hadley interjected, steel in her voice. Her eyes locked on his, unwavering.
“You're mine now. | can’t and won't tolerate anyone else taking up space in your heart.”
Without warning, her tears stopped, as if a faucet had been abruptly shut.
“Callunreasonable if you want,” she said quietly. “But because of her, you turned your back while | suffered
through every second of those four years in Blathe.”
She snapped, yanking her arm from his grip. “Tell me, Eric. How am | supposed to live with this? Now letgo!”
Her laugh chollow, sharp, devoid of joy. Her eyes locked on him as she said, “You're the reason Linda got to
watchfall apart. You madethe fool.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWith a swift twist of her body, she shoved him aside and bolted up the stairs.
“Hadley!” The push knocked Eric off balance. He staggered for a moment but quickly regained his footing and
ran after her.
But his legs weren't fast enough. By the the reached the landing, her bedroom door was already swinging
shut.
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He arrived just in tto see it close with finality, shutting him out completely.
“Hadley!” he pleaded, pressing his palm flat against the door, his other hand half-raised to knock—then he froze.
He couldn’t bring himself to make a sound.
It was too late in the night. Any noise might wake Joy.
Still, leaving wasn’t an option. He stayed rooted to the spot, his voice low, desperate. “Hadley... can you hear
me? Please. Just open the door. Just talk to me.”
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Whatever strength she had clung to
moments ago drained from her body.
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tears tonight, but none of it matched
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Her eyes squeezed shut, and she bit down on her lip, trying to silence the broken sobs spilling from her throat.
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