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

Chapter 21

Chapter 21 Falling Into His

Arms

“What?”

A gasp escaped Hadley, her shock was evident. The courthouse had already shut its doors?

She hadn’t planned this delay. Despite walking miles in search of a taxi, it was only near downtown that she managed to hail one.

Yet, she still arrived late.

Suddenly, darkness enveloped her vision.

Despite her struggle to maintain her balance, Hadley’s legs gave way. Her eyes closed as she fell forward. directly towards Eric.

He barely managed to catch her, stumbling as her weight pressed into his arms.

“Hey!”

Surprised, Eric’s hands reflexively supported her.

“Hadley!”

His voice was sharp, his frustration evident as he uttered her name.

She had vowed to stop playing tricks, yet here she was, literally collapsing into his arms. Anger surged within Eric, convinced that this was just another one of Hadley’s typical maneuvers.

She had to have timed her tardiness today deliberately!

“Hadley, stand up this instant!”

Yet, there was no reaction from the figure limp in his arms.

A sense of urgency crept into Eric’s voice. “Hadley? Can you hear me? Wake up!”

But Hadley remained unresponsive.

“I swear,

if

you don’t get up, I’ll…”

Eric began to push her away, but halted abruptly. Observing her ashen face, he realized she wasn’t pretending. she had genuinely lost consciousness.

“Hadley! What’s happened to you?”

Panic seized Eric.

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Acting on instinct, he lifted Hadley effortlessly, hurried to his car, and drove swiftly to the nearest hospital

In the emergency room, Eric inquired anxiously, “Doctor, how is she doing?”

“She’s experiencing severe menstrual cramps. It’s common,

the doctor questioned, “She’s quite young Why are

her?”

Eric could only offer a helpless

that? He wasn’t the doctor

cramps can be quite serious, especially when they’re as intense as hers. She should undergo a comprehensive

cause.”

his brow furrowed in

the doctor

“Thanks.”

the prescription, Eric left to handle the payment and retrieve Hadley’s

ever get cramps before?” Eric wondered. But no matter how

could remember was her frequent complaints and dependency on

regained consciousness. She grimaced

Hadley attempted to leave. “Your

Boyfriend?

hesitated. Could that be

medication. Please

before losing consciousness, but she questioned whether he would actually be so nice and bring her to the

didn’t seem important at

choosing not to

moved on without

linger. Hoisting her bag onto her shoulder and clutching her sore

just collected the medications and was

It was Nyla calling.

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“Hello, Grandma.”

voice sounded weary, as

airsery of Halley’s garters geing, We ought to honor her memory. I’m ashamed I totally

the time to accompany Hadley? ‘e been four years since ste

“What?”

news took Eric by

inquiring, “Grandma, where

remember? We’ve visited together before. It’s at

Oh no!

realization washed over Eric. Hadley had told the truth. She really had gone to Kingjody today to visit her grandmother’s

“Eric, are you listening?”

“I heard you, Grandma.”

sigh. “Hadley might have been a bit indulgent before, but she was just a child utawe

I need to hang

the call as he arrived at the

only to stop dead

empty. Hadley

“Where did she go?”

Eric asked the nurse.

nurse appeared confused. “She mentioned she’d wait outside. Didn’t you run

held no

think I would be asking? Eric thought to

expression hardened, and his jaw tightened. “She was a patient! And you allowed her to leave? If anything happens to her,

the nurse said, her eyes brimming with

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