NovelFameChapter 1445:
“I'm sorry! | know | messed up. Please—don’t be angry.”
“You don’t owean apology!” Hadley’s voice was sharp, her chest rising with each breath. “Your health is your
own problem. I'm not responsible for it. | never was!”
She tried to pull away, but he held on tighter.
“You have to care,” his voice cracked. “Because if you don’t, no one else will.” He pressed his face against her
stomach, the words muffled.
“Hadley... my head hurts. It's pounding. | feel like it’s going to explode.”
Then why, in the world, had he even drunk?
“That's what you get,” Hadley muttered, frowning as she tugged at his arms.
“Get up.”
He clung to her tightly. She couldn’t move him.
When she looked down, she noticed his eyes were shut—like he had already fallen asleep.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Phillips!” Panic crept into her voice. “Chere. Did he pass out?”
“Coming.”
Phillips rushed over and helped lift Eric off the floor.
“Hadley...” Eric mumbled her nwithout opening his eyes.
She and Phillips exchanged a glance, both letting out a quiet sigh.
If he could still speak, he was conscious.
Phillips hesitated, then said, “He didn’t have much of a choice tonight. Ferris’ children were all there. He was
afraid of slipping up.” He then added, “He tried to avoid it. He barely drank at all.”
The real reason Eric felt like this wasn’t alcohol—it was the weight he carried.
Hadley fell silent.
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She didn’t know the ins and outs of the Scott family’s power plays, but she knew pressure when she saw it.
Phillips gestured toward her door. “I'll help him inside.”
Before she could protest, he was already guiding Eric toward her bed. Hadley opened her mouth to protest, but
Phillips had already eased him onto the bed.
She hurried after them without another word.
“All done,” Phillips exhaled, slightly out of breath. He looked at her. “Anything else?”
She opened her mouth to speak—but stopped.
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“No.” She shook her head.
“Alright. Call if you need anything.” Phillips nodded and stepped out.
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He couldn't take his medicine in this condition—especially after drinking.
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