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

Chapter 26

Chapter 26 Was It Worth It

Linda was upset by Eric’s words. What did he mean she didn’t understand Hadley?

Or did he mean to say he did?

To the extent that he’d sacrificed his meal to find her?

However, once outside, Eric found no trace of Hadley.

Where could she have gone? With Nyla’s surgery still underway, it was unlikely she’d just leave.

Eric retrieved his phone and called Hadley’s number.

Hadley didn’t answer, but he already heard the ringtone. Suddenly, he realized the sound was close by.

Drawn by the ringtone, Eric headed toward the fire escape stairwell where he saw Hadley.

“Hello?” Hadley spoke into her phone, just as the call disconnected. “Huh? What’s happening?”

“What are you doing here?” Eric’s voice emerged unexpectedly from behind her.

Caught off guard, Hadley turned sharply, her eyes wide with surprise. “Eric, what brings you he

“It’s you I should be questioning,” Eric retorted, his expression tinged with irritation. “Why are you secluding yourself out here? Come and join me for lunch. Must I really persuade you like a child?”

“There‘

o need for that!”

“Not this again!”

Eric was growing tired of the repetition. “Hadley, is that all you can say to me? We have no idea when Grandma will be out of surgery. What if she needs you and you’ve passed out from not eating? I don’t want to deal with

that mess.”

“I don’t really need to…”

“Tell me the truth…”

Eric’s dark eyes intensified as they focused on Hadley’s face as he interrupting her. “Are you just avoiding Linda?”

What?

Hadley was taken aback. Was that his assumption?

Her silence led him to believe he was correct.

Eric’s voice, laced with a hint of sarcasm, carried through the air. “Thinking back, was it worth it? You know,

you get what you give.”

Hadley fixed her gaze on Eric, unblinking, and then abruptly questioned, “Did Linda say that?”

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if Linda actually told Eric that she was afraid to

by her question

“Never mind…”

matter further.

unconditionally sided with Linda. Was there

trying to

simply shook her head. “It’s

“I don’t need anything. You all go ahead and have lunch. I have my or foo

you got

attention suddenly shifted to something

He noticed it.

backpack with an open lunchbox

of the lunchbox were

there were noodles accompanied

tried to spot anything else, but that

concerned. “Hadley, is that what you’re

her face showing

eat so little?

plain was an understatement. What made her choose something like

”

diet harmful to

She had more than enough to live well, even by Srixby’s

the issue here. There

had suggested. Hadley was likely trying to lose weight.

maintain your figure by eating that little?” Eric’s frustration was evident as he looked Hadley over.

at yourself! You’re so thin, a gust of wind might blow you away!”

silent, her expression

on starving yourself, fine. But remember,

will suffer,

spun

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last, he was gone.

a slow, steadying breath, managed a weak smile, sat down again, and resumed eating

in her throat, prompting her to grab her water bottle and take a few quips

lounge, Eric reappeared,

of food. “What happened to Hadley? Weren’t you

of Hadley seemed to sour

her dietary fads. Just leave her to it!”

her head. “I

some more.”

successfully at two in the afternoon, and Nyla was transferred

doctor briefed Eric thoroughly on the

critical. Ideally, a family member should be present. We do

better to

“I’ll stay!”

“I’ll stay!”

and Hadley said

over at Hadley, who then hesitated. “I mean, it’s really

enough.”

suggested, “Perhaps both of you should consider staying. For one, Mr. Flynn, you might

could offer in caring for an elder. Additionally, should any decisions need

it’s prudent for Mr. Flynn to be

both Eric and Hadley for

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