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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don’t understand. What’s

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

to Linda long

clarify what you mean…”

who was standing there, conspicuously silent, deliberately avoiding

eyes downcast, unwilling to meet

you?” Eric snapped, his voice growing

like a sudden storm. “How dare you speak to Hadley that way? You’re

truth was

happened to the agreement we had? You promised me, and now you’re going behind my

of the situation, so Eric saw no point

speak, but the words failed her.

even say?” Hadley wondered

unattended had been a careless mistake; but she really should

softly,

“Now you’re sorry?”

laughter was sharp and mocking. “Now Grandma’s distressed. What if she falls ill because of

interjected forcefully, positioning herself between them. “If there’s any stress,

“Grandma…”

Whose side

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

take her side. Have you ever considered that maybe I just don’t want to be with her?”

that you do want?”

Eric

held back slightly, careful not to humiliate her grandson too

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forcing you into marriage with Hadley. But weren’t you

and say

Hadley as a good match for Eric, but she would never have

without his consent.

as Nyla brought up the past, realizing he could not refute her words.

and he nodded

statement, saying, “That

child anymore. It’s time to accept the consequences of your actions. Hadley was your choice as a wife.

without a rebuttal.

option was to bow his head in silence.

accept this,” Nyla said with resolve. “As long as I breathe, I cannot accept such

divorce!”

attempted to explain. “It’s clear

a married couple before she departed. You won’t know if

Nyla grabbed at her chest over her

“Grandma!”

“Nyla!”

Eric and Hadley

doctor

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