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.

genuinely confused. Nyla had stepped back from the company’s

to Linda long

could you clarify what you mean…”

quickly shifted to Hadley, who was standing there,

unwilling to meet

Eric snapped, his voice

there!” Nyla interjected sharply, her voice booming like a sudden storm. “How dare you speak to Hadley that way? You’re the one who pushed her away.

truth was

the unfolding reality. He fixed a hard stare on Hadley. “What happened to the agreement

the situation, so Eric saw no point in continuing to conceal

tried to speak, but the words

even say?”

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

said softly, her

“Now you’re sorry?”

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

between them. “If there’s any stress,

“Grandma…”

frustration. Whose side was

you promised me. Yes, Hadley has made her mistakes, but we sent her away for four years!

his forehead as he tried to formulate a defense. “You always take her side. Have you ever considered

it that you do want?” Nyla retorted, her eyes piercing through him.

Eric at that moment.

a soft, cold chuckle, though she held back slightly,

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accuse me of forcing you into marriage with Hadley. But weren’t you the one who agreed to it? Didn’t

say

a good match for Eric, but she would never

without his consent.

brought up the past, realizing

he nodded

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

actions. Hadley was your choice as a wife. Are you really going to just walk away from her now?

himself without a

option was to bow his head in

long as

divorce!”

to explain. “It’s clear we’re not

you spent together, really? Barely two months as a married couple before she departed. You won’t know if you’re compatible until you give it a real

that moment, Nyla grabbed at her

“Grandma!”

“Nyla!”

a flurry of concern, Eric and Hadley hurried to her side, offering

doctor

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