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

Chapter 39

Chapter 39 Nyla’s Objection

“Grandma?” Eric’s voice filtered through the phone, tinged with confusion from his cluttered office. “Is everything okay?”

“You’ve really done it this time!” Nyla’s voice was shaking with anger. “Get over here now!”

With that, she ended the call.

Just then, Hadley reentered the room from dropping the dirty laundry, only to find Ny “Grandma, what’s happened? Are you not feeling well?”

bly upset.

“Hadley.” Nyla reached out, grasping her hand, tears streaking her face. “Why didn’t you tell me what you’ve

been going through?”

She thrust Hadley’s phone towards her, her voice wobbling. “Cristian has been calling nonstop about the

divorce papers!”

A chill ran through Hadley, her dread was evident.

Eric, puzzled and anxious, arrived swiftly. “Grandma, what’s the emergency?”

He was still piecing together the situation.

Eric’s expression shifted to one of unease as he observed Nyla, who appeared unharmed but visibly upset, and Hadley, who stood silent and tense.

Nyla’s voice cut through the air, sharp and commanding, saying, “Eric, come here now!”

“Understood.”

The urgency in his grandmother’s voice was something Eric couldn’t overlook, prompting him to drop all his plans and rush to her side.

“Grandma…” Eric tried to speak as he approached. But no sooner had he come close than a sharp slap landed across his face, taking him completely by surprise.

It was Nyla who had struck him, her expression stern.

“Grandma?” Eric, bewildered and rubbing his cheek, stared at Nyla. “Why did you hit me?”

“You brat! That’s why!”

Nyla’s stern expression was one Eric hadn’t seen in years, giving him an uneasy feeling. “You think you can just do whatever you want now? Mr. Flynn?”

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I don’t understand. What’s

Nyla had stepped back from the company’s daily operations and left

to Linda long

you clarify what you

quickly shifted to Hadley, who was

eyes downcast, unwilling to

you?” Eric snapped, his

sharply, her voice booming like a sudden storm. “How dare you speak to

was now apparent.

features stiffened with the unfolding reality. He fixed a hard stare on Hadley. “What happened to the

Eric saw no point

to speak, but

I even say?” Hadley wondered

her phone unattended had been a careless mistake; but she really should have been more careful and kept her phone with

said softly, her head bowing.

“Now you’re sorry?”

and mocking. “Now Grandma’s distressed. What if she falls ill because of this stress? Can you handle

positioning herself between them. “If there’s any

“Grandma…”

by frustration. Whose side was she really on?

starting to tear up. “Eric, you promised me. Yes, Hadley has made her mistakes,

as he tried to formulate a defense. “You always take her side. Have you ever considered that maybe I just don’t want to be with her?”

want?” Nyla retorted, her eyes piercing

Eric at that moment.

though she held back slightly, careful not to humiliate

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with Hadley. But weren’t you the one who agreed to

say yes?”

Hadley as a good match

it without his consent.

up the past, realizing

paled, and he nodded reluctantly.

he tried to qualify his statement, saying, “That was my

to accept the consequences of your actions. Hadley was your choice as a wife. Are you really going to just walk away from her

himself without a rebuttal.

was to bow his head in

“As long

divorce!”

attempted to explain. “It’s

spent together, really? Barely two months as a married couple before she departed. You won’t

at her chest over her

“Grandma!”

“Nyla!”

and Hadley hurried to her side, offering their support.

the doctor

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