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    Meanwhile, Eric looked away absentmindedly, his fingers tightening around his car keys.


    “I should go now. It’s time to fetch the car.”


    “Wait a moment!”


    Linda suddenly reached out and gripped Eric’s arm. Eric, startled, furrowed his brow.


    “What’s going on?”


    Linda’s voice trembled, her emotions in turmoil.


    The revtion that Hadley was the person Ernest cherished had left her uneasy. What could she possibly do now?


    N had made a promise to Hadley’ste grandmother that she’d treat Hadley as her own granddaughter, so Hadley was inseparably linked to the Flynn family. She visited today for N’s doctor appointment, but what reason would she invent to return tomorrow?


    As long as Hadley continued to appear in this house, how could Ernest possibly forget her?


    Just today, he had handed her candy and shared a smile. What might happen the next time?


    What if he recoveredpletely?


    “What’s the matter?” Eric was concerned, noticing Linda’s prolonged silence and distressed look.


    “Linda, are you okay?”


    Linda chewed on her lower lip, her nerves taut, before finally asking,


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    “Eric, can you do something for me?”


    “What do you need?” Eric responded, perplexed.


    Hesitantly, Linda asked,


    “Could you… could you consider reconciling with Hadley?”


    Eric was taken aback.


    “What? Why would you suggest that? Are you aware of the opposition from Denver’s family?”


    Regardless of whether Linda knew about Denver’s family’s disapproval of their rtionship, Eric wondered why she would propose such a thing.


    It was unlikely Linda felt sympathy for Hadley, thinking she was alone and needed someone—Eric, for example—to take care of her.


    Linda and Hadley had never been that close.


    “You…”


    Eric was about to delve deeper, but he noticed a sudden shift in Linda’s demeanor to one of outright rm.


    Her idea had been simple: if Hadley had other potential partners, perhaps Ernest would stop thinking about her so much.


    She hadn’t anticipated anyplications with Denver.


    “They’re against it?” Linda’s voice cracked slightly. “Does that mean they’ve split up?”


    “I’m not sure,” Eric said with a pause. “It might happen soon, though.”


    “Impossible!”


    Panic surged through Linda, her heart tightening with rm. In a reflex of desperation, she seized Eric’s arm.


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