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123: In Between

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-06-17 20:04:17

EDEN

I finish cleaning the floor in silence. Hayden hasn't moved from where he collapsed. He's sitting with his back against the side of the bed, knees drawn up, forehead resting on his arms. His breathing is still uneven.

I wash my hands and come back out. Without saying anything, I lower myself onto the floor beside him and gently pull him towards me. He doesn't resist. He lets me guide his head down until it rests in my lap.

The moment his cheek touches my thigh, he exhales shakily.

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    EDEN The moment Hayden steps fully into the boutique, the air turns several degrees colder. He doesn't raise his voice. He doesn't even look angry. But the frost in his tone is unmistakable."Let go of my wife."Will freezes against me. For a moment, he doesn't move. Then he slowly pulls away, his face still wet with tears. He looks up at Hayden with red, swollen eyes, clearly embarrassed.Hayden doesn't spare him another glance. Instead, he walks straight towards me, calm. Without saying a word, he takes my hand in his and gently pulls me away from Will. His grip is firm, but not tight."Thank you," he says to Will, though there's no warmth in it.Before I can react, Hayden is already leading me towards the back of the boutique. My heart is racing. I glance back once and see Will still sitting there, staring down at the half-eaten slice of cake with a lost expression.Hayden doesn't speak until we reach the door of my office. He pauses, his hand still holding mine."Where's N

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    EDEN I finish cleaning the floor in silence. Hayden hasn't moved from where he collapsed. He's sitting with his back against the side of the bed, knees drawn up, forehead resting on his arms. His breathing is still uneven.I wash my hands and come back out. Without saying anything, I lower myself onto the floor beside him and gently pull him towards me. He doesn't resist. He lets me guide his head down until it rests in my lap.The moment his cheek touches my thigh, he exhales shakily.I start stroking his hair slowly, my fingers moving through the damp strands. Then I gently scratch his scalp the way I know sometimes helps when his headaches get bad. His body is still tense, but after a minute, I feel him melt a little against me.For a while, we stay like that. The only sounds in the room are his uneven breathing and the soft scrape of my nails against his scalp.Then he speaks, his voice shaky."I went to the club tonight."My hand pauses for a second before continuing."I

  • Married To My Billionaire Nemesis   122: Underwater

    HAYDEN My head is pounding so hard it feels like someone is driving nails into my skull with every heartbeat. I'm so tired I can barely think straight. It feels like I'm watching everything from behind a pane of glass.I keep my arm around her waist, my chest pressed against her back. She's stiff. I can feel the tension in her body. I close my eyes for a second, trying to push through the pain."I left it in the car," I say, my voice strained. It's not a complete lie. I did leave it in the car. I took it off before I walked into that club. I didn't want it on me in that cursed place.But I don't tell her why.Eden is quiet for a moment. Then she speaks again, her voice softer."Where did you go tonight?"I don't have the energy to lie cleanly, but I also can't tell her the truth. Not right now."I went to see someone," I answer.She shifts slightly in my arms. I can tell she's not satisfied."Who?"I exhale slowly through my nose."Someone who might know something about Jordan

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