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

Chapter 3 Asking For Money From Him

Upon seeing Hadley on the couch, Eric’s expression grew sharp with annoyance. “Why wasn’t the door answered?”

Silently, Hadley muttered to herself, “I lacked the strength to even get up,” but she left her thoughts unspoken, simply shaking her head in response.

Hadley was acutely aware that any attempt to explain herself would merely be seen as an excuse by Eric.

To someone who harbors disdain for you, even the act of breathing could seem like a fault.

Overwhelmed by an uncomfortable feeling, Hadley went directly to the heart of the matter. “What brings you here?”

She thought he wanted nothing to do with her.

“Do you actually think I came here willingly?”

With a sneer, Eric made no effort to mask his contempt as he glanced coldly at Hadley. “Grandma sent me to escort you to the airport.”

That was how things stood.

Hadley asked herself bitterly, “Why did I even harbor any hope?”

“Is your luggage upstairs?”

The impatience in Eric’s voice was unmistakable. Spending even a moment with Hadley was clearly something he found almost unbearable.

Hadley nodded, but then quickly added, “It’s upstairs, but I haven’t finished packing yet…

She had planned to finish packing the previous night, but overwhelming sickness had caused her to fall asleep prematurely.

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A shadow crossed Eric’s face as his irritation flared. “You’ve had all day and still haven’t managed to pack your bags?”

He fixed a stern gaze on Hadley, who appeared bewildered and unresponsive. Eric guessed bitterly. “Is she trying to delay her departure?”

“Don’t just stand there; get moving and finish your packing!”

“Alright,” Hadley responded with a vacant nod, turning to ascend the stairs swiftly.

Making her way up, Hadley felt each step caused her to break out in a cold sweat. She sensed that something was amiss. Hesitantly, she touched her forehead.

It was unmistakably hot, her breathing labored as if each breath scorched her lungs.

Clearly, she was running a fever.

result of being soaked

was to search for some cold medicine in her room. Just as

knew

to keep the baby, she felt a responsibility

“Ugh…”

nausea hit Hadley hard, causing her to

to the bathroom, where

she turned on the tap, rinsed her mouth, and splashed her face with

“Hadley!”

deep and slightly raspy,

waiting, he had come upstairs

still wasn’t ready, he demanded, “Hadley,

way,” replied Hadley, dabbing her face with a towel. She emerged

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sehen, hay voice a

request to leave

that she worried about

fall ill on the plane, she would be entirely done, withot

for?” Eric asked, his

I

to see linda at the boughtal, and had to stop you. Are you attempting something

such a low opinion of

what you think… Hadley replied, her eyes

her tears.

very sick. I need to consult a

interjected sharply, not allowing her to explain

before a slight smirk appeared. “Feigning illness agial You expect me to

just lost a child and is still in the hospital, while you’re here, perfectly upright! You’ll cope. It’s not the end

from his words, her

paid her no mind, moving swiftly to the closet to retrieve the already

there! It’s all coming from my family’s funds anyway. I can’t afford to

that, he grabbed the suitcase and stormed

heart. Tears cascaded down her cheeks, which she smeared away

might as

somewhere foreign, did it really

unloved–her plight seemed invisible to others, her

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Brown, took care of the check–in process

ma’am,” Phillips said as he handed her the passport and boarding pass. “Please

each month.”

a subdued

through the boarding

in an apartment in downtown Blathe, Hadley was hunched over in bed, too terrified to turn on any lights

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Outside, her fat, middle–aged landlord shouted, “Senorita! Are you there? Your rent is

over her ears, squeezed her eyes shut, and shook her head, silently wishing the

you

continued muttering to himself, “It’s

ceased, and the sound of the landlord’s footsteps slowly faded

her ears, breathing out a

avoid the landlord today, but the

beneath her pillow, Hadley scrolled through her