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He could sense something deeper than shock in her eyes.
“Why?” she whispered, staring blankly ahead. “Why would they do this?”
They'd taken the money. So why betray her now?
A chilling realization hit her.
It was never about the money. That was just a pretense—their real goal was exposure.
“But who would hatethis much?” she muttered.
Eric was baffled. “Hadley, talk to me. What's going on? Have you been worried about this for a while?”
She looked at him silently, lips pressed together.
“Hadley!” His voice rose, anxiety creeping in. “You're still hiding things from me?”
She hesitated, gave a small sigh, before telling him all about it. There was no point in hiding it anymore.
“You...” He couldn't decide if he was more upset with her or himself. “Why didn’t you tellsooner?”
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“That day... when | kissed you—were you awake? Did you know?” he asked.
She didn’t answer this one either. She didn’t need to.
“You should've pretended not to know,” he said bitterly. “Used my feelings. Don’t you get it?”
Hadley met his gaze. “Even if | told you, it wouldn't have changed anything.”
“This one took the money—and still exposed everything. Once it hit the media, there was no stopping it.”
Eric ran a hand through his hair, nodding reluctantly.
She was right. In this digital age, stories could go viral in seconds.
“But who would do this?” Hadley asked again.
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“That's not the priority right now.”
She blinked, realizing what Eric meant. The immediate crisis had to be handled first.
“Step one—get those trending posts taken down.” Eric then quickly dialed Phillips. “Handle it.”
“Understood, Mr. Flynn.”
Once the call ended, he turned back. Hadley sat on the sofa, still pale and shaken.
He walked over. “I'll take care of everything. Just sendthe contact details and your call history.”
Hadley nodded slowly.
“Thank you,” she said at last.
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