Too Late, Mr. Billionaire: You Can't Afford Me by Thedora Birnir

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Pain To The Max

After relentless waves of nausea that felt like a storm raging inside her, Hadley ended up in the hospital.

“Doctor, what’s happening to me?”

She sat nervously in the waiting area while the doctor examined her test results.

Pausing for a moment, the doctor looked at her curiously and inquired, “Are you married?” There was a pause before Hadley responded affirmatively, “Yes, I am.”

“Congratulations,” the doctor finally announced. “You’re pregnant.*

The news momentarily took Hadley’s breath away, her eyes widening as she processed

the information.

The recent summer heat had been oppressive, causing her to lose her appetite and frequently feel nauseous.

Hadley had assumed it was the heat or perhaps the greasy food.

Now, she questioned, “Is this what morning sickness feels like?”

Had this revelation come before the events of the previous night, it would have been a joyous occasion for Hadley. But now, everything had changed.

Hadley paused, and then voiced her concern to the doctor. “Is there any chance this is a mistake? Could there be an error in the diagnosis?”

“When did last have your period?”

you

Upon thinking back, Hadley’s expression changed as she made the connection. “I’m… a week late.”

The doctor gestured expansively as he handed over the test results.

“Here’s your answer,” he said, pushing the document towards her. “See for yourself. The blood test is quite clear. You’re definitely pregnant.”

Hadley’s eyes were drawn to the bolded words “early pregnancy” showed on the report,

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underscored by the doctor’s signature.

She took a deep breath, picked up the report, and softly said, “Thank you, doctor.”

Leaving the hospital, the harsh rays of the summer sun prompted tears to gather in her

eyes.

With her eyes closed, Hadley whispered to herself, “What am I going to do?”

Her marriage to Eric was still new, barely two months old, and their physical relationship had been limited–quick and infrequent.

Hadley had previously thought that Eric simply wasn’t interested in being intimate, and frankly, she didn’t much enjoy their encounters; they were just too painful.

Now, the painful truth hit her.

It wasn’t the intimacy he was averse to. It was her.

they had been intimate were probably just to fulfill Nyla’s wish

Hadley found herself pregnant

should I do?” Hadley

to keep

the gravity of such a decision overwhelmed Hadley. She felt too inexperienced to

must speak

after all,

where Linda was recovering from her miscarriage, having set up a makeshift office in her

she was halted by Eric’s security, Xander and Theodore Todd. “Mrs. Flynn, you must stop

blinked and

from Mr.

Eric’s orders?

he think she would harm Linda again, or was he concerned Linda

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distressed by her presence?

of defeat and desperation, yet a

Just let him know

urgent.”

each other.

went inside to inform Eric of her

“I won’t meet with her,” he instructed. “Make sure she doesn’t

Mr. Flynn,” Theodore responded before returning to

Hadley’s face lost all its color, and her hands

now. Miss Harris might awaken any moment, and it would be

“I’m going now.”

lip quivered as she bit down hard, drawing blood, though she

the hospital, Hadley paused abruptly,

couldn’t just walk

fly overseas, to a place where everything would

chose to stay by the entrance, hoping to

stiff with cold. Darkness fell, and a

the night

streetlights

walked out.

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Hadley called out, dashing

turned into a

“At once, sir!”

halted halfway by the guards, her path to Eric

speak with you–it’s urgent!” Hadley

forward, ignoring her

he entered without a backward

with despair and disbelief

disregarded her completely, shutting the car door and commanding the

move, Hadley’s expression turned to one of

yelled, mustering every ounce of her strength to break

please! Stop the

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