Chapter 36

Hadley tries her best not to look at Maurice's face because she was scared of the look he might have on his face. He must be so mad at her for lying to him but it was not like she had a choice, right? Hadley thought.

"Even though whatever you want to tell me is important don't you think you should stand up from the cold floor first," Maurice's worried voice rang out and that jolted Hadley out of her reverie. "Yes, I should…" Hadley says hurriedly getting up and she lost her footing but this time instead of crashing into the ground Maurice's strange arm was wrapped around her waist.

"Did you have the knack of losing your balance?" Maurice asked with an amused voice and Hadley's face flushed because of their close proximity.

"So you were saying something about a text message?" Maurice asked after making sure Hadley was already on her feet but she noticed the woman had gone silent. "Are you okay?" He asked and Hadley nodded vigorously. "Yes I am fine," she says but sh