Chapter 160
She barely had time to register what was happening before she was met with Eric’s furious face.
The intensity in his eyes sent a jolt through her.
For a split second, she swore he looked like a man who had just caught his wife in bed with another man.
“Just 100k at the mess you’ve made!”
His voice was thick with anger, and before she could respond, he lifted his hand in a sharp motion. The officers behind him rushed into the room.
They searched every inch of the space. Nothing.
“No one’s here?”
“Just her?”
“That doesn’t make sense.”
Eric’s expression darkened, his entire body tense with disbelief. He didn’t trust a single word of it. Jaw clenched, he stormed in and—checked for himself.
“Where did he go?” Eric spun around to face Hadley. “The man you were here with—where is he?”
Hadley arched a brow, her tone laced with amusement. “What man? Mr. Flynn, you really shouldn’t be throwing out reckless accusations like that!”
“Hadley!”
Eric grabbed her waist without warning.
Hadley gasped as she struggled, losing her balance and stumbling backward onto the sofa. Eric didn’t release her. His grip was firm, and his towering figure loomed over her, casting a heavy shadow.
“Enough games. Who were you here with? Where is he?”
Hadley’s breath hitched. Her face lost color, and her lashes quivered slightly. “I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
Eric’s patience snapped. His eyes burned with an intensity that sent a chill down her spine.
M𝑜𝓇𝑒 𝓊𝓅𝒹𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓈 𝒾𝓃 𝑔𝒶𝓁𝓃𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁𝓈.𝒸𝑜𝓂
“Fine. Then answer this—have you been with another man?”
Hadley froze.
For a second, she thought she had misheard him.
Then anger flared inside her, sharp and uncontainable. Without hesitation, she shot back, “And what if I have? What does that have to do with you?”
Eric’s jaw tightened. “I’m the one asking the damn question! Yes or no?” His voice thundered through the room, his fury barely restrained. The way he looked at her, as if daring her to admit it, was suffocating.
Hadley refused to be intimidated. She met his glare head-on, her voice steady and defiant. “That’s none of your concern.”
Eric fell silent for a moment. Fine, let it be!
He suddenly released her and rose from the sofa, his imposing figure casting a long shadow. Freed at last, Hadley exhaled, steadying herself.
“Hey, you.” A police officer strode toward her. “You’re coming with us.”
“Why?”
Hadley, still rattled, snapped her head up in shock.
“We have reason to believe you’re involved in illegal activities here. You’ll need to come down to the station for questioning.”
Illegal activities?