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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pondered internally if Linda actually told Eric that

puzzled by her

“Never mind…”

pursue the matter further. It felt pointless to even mention

had unconditionally sided with Linda. Was there any chance he’d support Hadlay now?

to vindicate herself at this

head. “It’s

firmly. “I don’t need anything. You all go ahead and have lunch. I

have you

to respond, but his attention suddenly shifted to something

He noticed it.

her black backpack with an open lunchbox

of the lunchbox were visible.

were noodles accompanied by some greens.

tried to spot anything else, but that

a bit concerned. “Hadley, is

Hadley responded, her

Hadley eat so

plain was an understatement.

”

kind of diet harmful to her health?

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

There

Hadley was likely

maintain your figure by eating that little?” Eric’s

a gust of wind might blow you away!”

her expression unreadable.

Eric snapped, frustrated. “If you insist on starving

suffer, not

Eric spun around and

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he was gone.

breath, managed a weak smile, sat down again, and resumed eating her now cold lunch, each bite

throat, prompting her to

the lounge, Eric reappeared, his mood clearly unchanged.

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

thought of Hadley seemed to sour his mood further. “She’s

up in her dietary fads.

shook her head. “I warned you, but you wouldn’t listen. Now,

some more.”

concluded successfully at two in the afternoon, and Nyla was transferred to

briefed Eric thoroughly

24 hours is critical. Ideally, a family member should be present. We do have caregivers, but

respond better to family.”

“I’ll stay!”

“I’ll stay!”

Hadley said at the same

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

enough.”

you should consider staying.

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

for Mr.

observing both Eric and Hadley for

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