NovelEnglishChapter 821: "What's your next move?" Eric asked. "Hadley's sticking with her, which might throw a wrench in things." "For now, we let it lie," Ernest mused, his gaze distant. "Once we line up a doctor, we'll sort it out." Upstairs, after a steaming shower, Elissa's tension melted away, her shoulders easing.
Hadley dabbed ointment on her scrapes, her voice soft but probing. "What happened out there? Where've you been all this time?" Elissa's vacant eyes stared ahead. "I was locked away." "What?!" Hadley's breath caught, shock rippling through her. "How? Who would do that? Did they hurt you?" “I'm alright,” Elissa murmured, shaking her head. "You won't believe it, but they looked after me—every detail, every need. A doctor even checked in daily." Hadley froze, a shiver of recognition creeping up her spine.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHadn't Eric tended to her with that smeticulous care just days before? A daring thought struck her out of the blue.
"Hadley?" Elissa's voice broke the stillness, tinged with confusion. "Are you still there?" "Yes, I'm here," Hadley replied, her brow creasing as she ventured a guess. “I was just thinking... What if... the one who held you captive actually cares for you?" Elissa blinked, caught off guard. "Cares for me? Is that how you show fondness—locking someone away? Besides, who would bother with me? You know my story." She had tied the knot before, but her ncarried a shadow of tarnish.
"Let's not dwell on it tonight," Hadley said, brushing the thought aside. After smoothing ointment over Elissa's scrapes, she eased her friend into bed. "Rest up now-we'll sort it out cmorning." galnovs. om, your fiction hub "Alright," Elissa murmured, settling in.
As Elissa drifted off, Hadley's phone buzzed with a text from Colleen. "It's all set. My cousin Zane will step in to help you untangle this mess." Beneath the message glowed a phone number.
The next morning, Hadley had barely rubbed the sleep from her eyes when the doorbell chimed.
Stifling a yawn, she shuffled to the door and found Eric standing there. "Up with the larks, are we?" Hadley teased, swinging the door wide to let him in.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmEric hadn't calone-he had brought a helping hand. "I roped her in to whip up smeals and tackle the household chores for you," he said, nodding toward the newcomer.
Elissa couldn't see a thing, leaving Hadley to juggle everything.
But Eric wouldn't hear of Hadley lifting a finger. Back with the Flynn family, she had never so much as washed a dish, and he wasn't about to let her play maid to Elissa now.
Hadley didn't miss a beat, accepting m the offer with a grateful smile. "Thanks. You're really a lifesaver."
Eric's brow furrowed, a flicker of mock annoyance crossing his face. "What's with the mushy stuff? No need to thank me." Then, with a roguish grin, he slipped his arms around her waist. "How about a kiss instead?" Hadley barely had tto blink.
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