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

Chapter 101

Chapter 101 Let Me Help

The elevator ascended to the top floor, where the receptionist escorted Hadley out and then promptly departed.

Hadley then proceeded alone towards the CEO’s office.

Upon entering, she found Eric engrossed in his work.

“There you are.” Eric glanced up briefly. “Just a moment. I’m nearly done. Please, take a seat.”

“Sure.”

Settling onto the sofa, Hadley’s eyes inadvertently fell on a brown paper bag resting on the coffee table, strikingly similar to one she’d seen earlier with Linda.

Could this be the same?

“Do you recognize the scent?” Eric, having completed his tasks, approached and gestured towards the bag.

“Feel free to open it.”

With a slight frown, Hadley hesitated, making no move towards the bag.

Eric anticipated her reaction. “Worried I might be trying something? Don’t be. It’s a treat you’ll enjoy.”

When he opened the paper bag for her, the sweet, tangy scent of candied hawthorns wafted through the room.

Sure enough, it was the same treat Linda had shown earlier.

“Don’t just look,” Eric said, offering her the bag. “Have one. They used to be a favorite of yours.”

Hadley’s expression shifted as she tried to recall. Had she really enjoyed candied hawthorns in his presence

before?

Reading her hesitation, Eric continued, “You’ve always had a thing for sweet and sour treats, right? These are just the right mix. I thought of you when I saw them, so I got them just for you.”

For her? Really?

Silence fell over Hadley as she processed his words.

Deep inside, Hadley suspected these weren’t really for her.

She had seen Linda with the very same treats just earlier. Without that encounter, maybe she would have believed Eric’s words that these were for her. After all, she knew Eric himself had never cared for sweet–and-

sour snacks.

So, those were for Linda. He really went out of his way for her, didn’t he?

Even with something as small as a snack, he made sure she had it.

“Why aren’t you eating?” Eric asked after a while, noticing she hadn’t yet taken any.

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try them later,” Hadley replied, taking the bag from him and placing it on the table. She felt a slight tremor in her fingers. “You seemed

right,” Eric said, smacking his forehead as if just recalling the reason.

“Let’s go; I

on the way. Also-” With a nod

“Alright.”

their way to Eric’s car. He ignited the engine

said, his eyes meeting hers in the rearview mirror with

up. I want you to see

surprise–a partial performance, as the shock

and tears

she asked, voice

confirmed, his grip tightening on the steering wheel. “He woke up a few days ago. I

murmured, her hands clenched in her lap, moisture forming on her

face. Ernest had always been like an actual brother to her, his

and constant.

awake again. At long last, it seemed fate was granting them a

“That’s truly incredible.”

quivered subtly.

for nerves… Ernest isn’t aware of the baby yet. We’ve decided not to tell him for now.”

news might overwhelm Ernest

when he

now, they chose to

right–they would

the rationale behind the secrecy all too

Was he worried

Absolutely not.

the circumstances surrounding Linda’s accident years ago were shrouded

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also believed Ernest was central to uncovering those

that he was conscious again, would the full story finally

intensified the shaking of Hadley’s

6.

unmatched within the Flynn

of thoughts in her

learns

to her forced time

silently; her eyes held a steely resolve. “Don’t

was no longer a

years had transformed her from a

without concrete evidence, she remained unjustly

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