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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actually told Eric that she was afraid

puzzled by

“Never mind…”

not to pursue the matter further. It felt pointless

had unconditionally sided with Linda. Was there any

was beyond trying to

shook her head. “It’s nothing, really,”

all go ahead and have

you

respond, but his attention suddenly

He noticed it.

her black backpack with

of the

accompanied

to spot anything else,

“Hadley,

her face showing

eat so little?

was puzzled. Calling it plain was an understatement. What made her choose something

”

of diet harmful

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

clearly wasn’t the issue here. There had to be

had suggested. Hadley was likely trying to

Eric’s frustration was evident as he looked Hadley

so thin, a gust

silent, her expression unreadable.

Eric snapped, frustrated. “If you insist on starving yourself, fine. But remember, it’s your health

suffer, not

Eric spun

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last, he was

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

her to grab

lounge, Eric reappeared,

plate of food. “What happened

Eric retorted sharply. The mere thought of Hadley seemed to sour his mood further. “She’s

caught up in her dietary fads. Just leave her to

head. “I warned you, but you wouldn’t listen. Now, come on,

some more.”

the afternoon, and Nyla

briefed Eric thoroughly on the post–operative care.

critical. Ideally, a family member should be

respond better to family.”

“I’ll stay!”

“I’ll stay!”

and Hadley said at the

“I mean, it’s really Mr. Flynn’s decision. If he stays,

enough.”

suggested, “Perhaps both of you should consider staying. For one, Mr. Flynn, you might not

that a female could offer in caring for an elder. Additionally, should any

Mr. Flynn

both Eric and Hadley for their reaction.

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