NovelFameChapter 1087: Eric's expression grew even more troubled. "The explanation is too complex for this moment. Let's get both of you to safety first." Sliding his hand down her arm, he firmly grasped her fingers in his.
"Keep hold of Elissa. We're leaving immediately." "I understand." Hadley nodded, reaching for her friend.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Where exactly are you going?" Another voice sounded as footsteps suddenly resonated from the grand staircase behind them.
With his shirt partially untucked and chest heaving from exertion, Ferris appeared at the top of the staircase. A calculated smile spread across his face as he regarded Eric.
"Leaving so soon, Eric? Stay, or all my careful arrangements to bring Miss Pearson here would be wasted." "Don't let him frighten you," Eric murmured to Hadley, his voice steady despite his racing pulse. "I promise nothing will happen to you while I'm here." Releasing her hand reluctantly, Eric approached Ferris with controlled fury evident in each deliberate step. "What possible reason could you have for involving her? This is between you and me, so facedirectly like a man!" Ferris seemed genuinely puzzled by the intensity of Eric's reaction.
"Relax, boy. She appears perfectly fine to me. Perhaps slightly alarmed, but nothing serious." "Even causing her momentary distress crosses a line!” Eric's voice reverberated through the grand foyer. "Do you have any concept of how important she is to me?" "Are you prepared for what would happen if you truly frightened her? Haven't I made myself absolutely clear the last twe spoke? I want nothing to do with the Scott family or its affairs." With a slow nod, Ferris acknowledged this. "Indeed, you've been quite explicit about that. However..." His expression shifted subtly as he changed tactics. "After all these years apart, aren't you even slightly curious to see your mother again?" The words struck Eric with physical force.
Feel inspired by ga ln σ vs,What had Ferris just implied? Eric's entire worldview was threatening to collapse.
"My..." His voice faltered, lips parting in disbelief as his eyes revealed profound shock. The words emerged as barely more than a breath. "My... mother?" "Are you shocked?" Ferris observed his reaction with evident satisfaction. "Have memories of your own mother faded so completely?" Eric could never forget her existence.
Since escaping the suffocating grip of the Scott family, Eric had frequently thought about that woman confined to the small building on the estate. He had made countless discreet inquiries about her whereabouts and welfare.
Everything he'd discovered suggested she no longer resided with the Scotts.
Her current location remained a complete mystery.
Now, Ferris casually mentioned her as though discussing the weathen Emotion constricted Eric's throat as he struggled to speak. "What exactly are you implying?"
"Simply this..." Ferris raised one eyebrow meaningfully "If seeing her matters to you, can arrange a reunion immediately."
Eric's posture becrigid as he blurted out, "You're lying through your teeth! She hasn't been in Stixby for years! Do you years! Do you honestly believe I haven't been searching for her this entire time?"
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