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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Eric seemed puzzled by her

“Never mind…”

decided not to pursue the matter further. It

ago, Eric had unconditionally sided with Linda. Was there any chance

trying to vindicate

her head. “It’s nothing, really,”

go ahead

you got there?”

but his attention suddenly shifted to something by

He noticed it.

with an open lunchbox perched on

the lunchbox

there were noodles accompanied by

tried to spot anything else, but that was it.

bit concerned. “Hadley, is that what

her face showing resolve.

eat so little?

an understatement. What

”

of diet harmful to her health?

more than enough

issue here. There had to be another explanation.

Linda had suggested. Hadley was likely trying to lose

eating that little?” Eric’s frustration was evident as he looked Hadley

a gust of

silent, her

Eric snapped, frustrated. “If you insist on starving yourself, fine. But

suffer,

a dismissive gesture, Eric spun around

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he was

again, and resumed eating her now cold lunch, each bite

her to grab her

Eric reappeared, his mood

handed him a plate of food. “What happened to Hadley? Weren’t you able

mere thought of Hadley seemed to sour his

caught up in her dietary fads. Just leave her

a knowing smile as she shook her head. “I warned you, but you

some more.”

two in the afternoon, and Nyla was transferred to a

thoroughly on

family member should

respond better

“I’ll stay!”

“I’ll stay!”

and Hadley said at the

mean, it’s really Mr.

enough.”

“Perhaps both of you should consider staying.

could offer in caring for an elder. Additionally,

for Mr. Flynn to

observing both Eric and Hadley for their reaction.

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