Chapter 74. ‘Till I Met You

It was a long night at the hospital. Hadley was heading home after an arduous day at work. The silence of the corridors as she walked by intensified the emptiness in her heart.

Everyone seems to be ignoring her. Jethro used to message her daily but hasn’t contacted her for three days. He didn’t reply to her text messages, and she couldn’t reach his phone anymore.

Hadley started to worry again. The last time she saw him was the night he suddenly appeared in his car. And that was almost two weeks ago.

Her home was no different. She and Benedict have been avoiding and ignoring each other all the time.

Hadley admits it was all her fault. She should not have reacted that way to his confession. Only fear overcame her; she feared hoping and getting hurt again.

That was the first time she wanted to be hated rather than adored. She was also afraid Benedict might rely on something she couldn’t afford to give.

But as the day went by, regret gnawed at her con