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What did that mean?
Elissa was Locke’s mother?
Locke was Ernest’s son, so that meant Locke was Elissa and Ernest’s child?
Did that mean Elissa and Ernest…
Hadley’s mind spun, struggling to piece it together.
Eric, standing beside her, studied Ernest. He had known the truth all along. “You finally told her?”<fn634c> Follow current nov?ls on findnovel</fn634c>
“No,” Ernest said, shaking his head. “It was Linda.”
So that was it.
Eric fell silent for a moment, then tried to offerfort. “It was bound to surface eventually. You couldn’t avoid it forever.”
“I know,” Ernest admitted, his voice heavy.
“Ernest…” Hadley’s gaze darted between the two men, the full weight of the truth sinking in.
“You knew?” she asked Eric.
“Yes,” Eric confirmed, gently squeezing her hand. “It wasn’t my ce to say anything, though. It had toe from Ernest.”
Hadley didn’t hold it against him—she was just stunned.
But the how of it all still eluded her. How had Elissa and Ernest ended up with Locke?
“How is Elissa now?” she asked, ncing at the closed door, her priority shifting to her friend’s well-being.
“The doctor has checked on her,” Ernest said. “The shock hit her hard, but she’s awake.”
He hadn’t dared enter, fearing he would upset her further.
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Hadley nodded. “I’ll go see her.”
“Hadley,” Ernest said, his voice thick with gratitude and hope. “Thank you.”
“Of course.”
She pushed the door open and stepped inside.
“Get out…” Elissa’s voice quavered, heavy with suppressed sobs.
“Elissa, it’s me,” Hadley said softly, hurrying to the bedside and sitting close.
“It’s Hadley.”
“Hadley?”
Elissa, curled away from the door, turned at the sound. Her face was ghostly pale, her eyes puffy and red.
The sight of Hadley broke her restraint, and she copsed into her friend’s arms, sobbing uncontrobly.
Hadley held her tightly, stroking her hair in silence, offering quietfort.
“Hadley…” Elissa choked out, her voice raw with anguish. “Ernest… he’s the one from that night!”
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