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    Eric’s expression hardened. “Are you threatening me?”

    “What choice do I have?” A’sugh was tinged with despair. “I am your woman too, but you only see her!”

    “Enough!” Eric’s tolerance snapped, his voice tinged with mockery and irritation. “Just because we slept together doesn’t make you my woman. That’s absurd!”

    “Miss Pearson, wait! Mr. Scott! She is—”

    The bodyguard’s voice faded into nothing. Eric couldn’t hear a single word anymore.

    Because he saw her. Hadley was standing there. Right in front of him.

    “Hadley…” Eric’s heart sank. A cold, gut-wrenching panic swept over him. Had she heard it all?

    Of course, she had.

    Hadley stood frozen, as if someone had poured ice water over her. She couldn’t move. She couldn’t even blink.

    Her eyes locked on Eric, full of disbelief. “What did he just say?”

    “Just because we slept together doesn’t make you my woman.”

    Hadley shut her eyes. She didn’t scream nor confront him. She just turned around and ran.

    “Hadley!” Eric snapped out of his daze and ran after her. “Hadley! Wait!”

    Hadley kept running, her head down and shutting everything out. Eric’s words echoed in her mind, cruel and sharp. Each one twisted deeper, making her feel like a fool.

    So it was true. There was something between him and A.

    The signs had always been there. She had just refused to see them. How pathetic of her to believe his lies and convince herself that A was just some nted spy for him to keep watch!

    “Hadley!” Eric chased after her and managed to quickly cover ground with his long strides.

    As they reached the end of the corridor, he caught up and grabbed her arm. “Hadley, don’t run! Let’s talk!”

    “Let go of me!” Hadley screamed with a fury he’d never heard before. Her face twisted with anguish as she fought to pull away. “You’re filthy! Don’t touch me!”

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    Eric froze, and the color drained from his face. After a moment’s silence, he finally managed to say, “Hadley…”

    He was stunned. Her words hit harder than he expected. He wanted to tell her it wasn’t like that, but the words stuck in his throat.

    “I can exin. I wasn’t—”

    “Exin?” Hadley cut him off and let out a cruel, humorlessugh. “What’s there to exin? Didn’t you already say it? You slept with her!”

    Her thoughts were spiraling.

    Her chest felt like it was being ripped open. The pain wed at her, and tears welled in her eyes, threatening to spill.

    “We’re not together. Whether or not you slept with her and how many times you’ve slept with her, I don’t need to know!”

    Her voice cracked as she fought to hold back her sobs. Then, she turned away again, ready to walk off.

    “Hadley!” Eric couldn’t let her go.

    He lunged forward and wrapped his arms around her tightly. He had never felt fear like this. Not even when they argued about Linda. Those times had felt frustrating.

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