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“Yes.” Eric’s head bobbed in acknowledgment, warmth crinkling the corners of his eyes. “I've registered every
detail.”
Hadley’s fingers worked efficiently, prying open pill containers and extracting precisely measured doses, which
she extended toward him. “Fetch water for yourself. Your treatment protocol begins immediately.”
“Right away.” Eric rose from his seat and disappeared into the kitchen, his footsteps barely audible against the
flooring.
He reappeared moments later, a condensation-covered bottle of water clutched in his hand, which he deposited
onto the table with a soft thud.
“Here...” Hadley extended her palm, pills nestled in its center. “Take these now.”
“Certainly...” Eric accepted the medication, cupping the tablets carefully as he prepared to swallow them.
“Wait—" Hadley’s voice cut through the air with unexpected sharpness. Eric froze, concern flooding his features.
“Have | misunderstood something?”
“The water...” Hadley’s brow furrowed as she gestured toward the bottle clutched in his fingers. “Is it cold or
room temperature?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Cold,” Eric admitted without hesitation. “I retrieved it directly from the refrigerator.”
“Absolutely not!”
A shadow descended across Hadley’s features as alarm transformed her expression. “Taking medication with
chilled water violates basic health practices!”
She propelled herself upward from her seat, admonishment flowing from her lips as she strode purposefully
toward the kitchen. “You couldn’t even get the right water? Do you realize the potential consequences of
combining pharmaceuticals with refrigerated liquid?”
“Hadley...” A low chuckle rumbled from Eric’s chest as his hand caught her wrist, gently halting her departure.
“Your concern exceeds the necessity.”
Before she could protest further, he tilted his head backward in one fluid motion, deposited the pills onto his
tongue, and washed them down with a substantial swallow of the contested cold water.
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“Eric!” Hadley’s voice cracked with alarm as her fingers closed around his forearm, but the medicine had already
disappeared down his throat.
A crimson flush of indignation spread across her eyes. “Have you lost your senses entirely? Didn't | explicitly
instruct against using refrigerated water?”
Eric recoiled slightly, genuinely startled by the intensity of emotion radiating from her usually composed
demeanor.
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remotely acceptable?” Hadley's voice
trembled with barely contained fury,
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somehow fail to penetrate your
consciousness? Room temperature
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Her finger jabbed accusingly toward his skull, the gesture sharp with frustrated concern.
“A blood clot is currently
compromising your nelral paiiways
and vasgfr giedatidnl single
Misstep in your treatment protocol
could prove catastrophically fatal!”