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

Chapter 165 I’ll Treat You

Right

“Whoa!”

Eric barely dodged her kick, missing a painful hit by inches. Moving fast, he caught Hadley’s ankle in his palm.

He let out a breathless chuckle. “Come on, get up. Did you forget we came here for the sunrise?”

“Nope. Not happening.”

Hadley stayed put, lazily waving a hand without opening her eyes. “I don’t feel like seeing it.”

Eric stared at her, baffled. Seriously?

If she skipped the sunrise, she’d never let him hear the end of it later.

He scooped Hadley up, blanket and all, and carried her onto the deck, settling her onto a lounge chair with careful ease.

With all the movement, sleep was officially off the table.

She yawned, one after another, her eyes watering from the stretch.

“That tired, huh?” Eric sat beside her, tugging the blanket snug around her shoulders.

The sea breeze had a sharp bite, and he wasn’t about to let her freeze.

“Yeah.” She nodded, still not seeing the hype around waking up at the crack of dawn.

“Just wait a second.”

Eric got up and disappeared into the cabin.

When he returned, he held something out to her. “Here.”

“What is it?” Hadley took it, eyeing the object in her hands–a warm, steamed corn on the cob.

“Go on, eat.” Eric grinned. “I promise it won’t make you gain weight.”

Then, he pressed a paper cup against her cheek. “And here’s some hot black coffee–great for burning calories and fighting puffiness.”

Hadley froze.

She stared at him like he was a stranger.

This side of him felt unfamiliar–almost unreal, like she’d stepped into a dream.

No.

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Hadley gave a small shake of her head. Even in her dreams, he had never treated her like this.

“What?”

rubbed his face, looking a little self–conscious. “Do I

her head, a quiet laugh slipping out. “I’m just… a little touched.”

“Touched?”

his head, tucking a stray strand of her hair behind her ear

from now on,

words hit

Hadley blinked, dazed,

shoved him back, eyes wide with excitement. “Look! The sun! It’s

where the sea kissed the sky, golden light stretched outward, painting the world

Hadley was

her eyes, catching

“It’s beautiful, right?”

its glow–while Eric only looked at

And in that moment, she

knew you’d

turned to the

he was like when he let someone in.

up early

she was his

biting into the warm corn before taking a sip of coffee.

the entrance of Mayfield Road.

“Okay.”

down the street. But instead of heading inside, she pulled out her phone, booked

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“Dr. Torres.”

Joy’s new attending physician–Mathias‘ friend, Colden Torres.

bag, Hadley pulled out a small vial and handed it to him. “Please, help

it. “Alright.

But with Mathias and Colleen

ASAP,” Hadley urged,

need to

the lab right away and have them fast–track the results. I’ll update

you so much, Dr. Torres,” Hadley said,

Colden’s help, she got the results

from him, an electronic report attached. The medical jargon blurred together, but Colden had already summed it up in simple terms–it wasn’t a

hitched. She shut her eyes, gripping her phone so tightly her fingers

partly expected this.

life once. But now, when she needed them most, they couldn’t do it

the burn of unshed tears faded. Only when she was sure she had a grip on herself did she finally open them, her gaze sharp and

only one

prepared for it. It was a risk, a dangerous

to

dawn, she made her way to the clinic

her, already assuming why she

you want this time?”

that’s not why I

sitting straighter, tension tightening

a deep breath. “Dr. Perkins, I’m here for the treatment.”

up.