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

Chapter 184 Take Care Of Yourself

Hadley shut her eyes and impulsively said, “Don’t hold me like this. I can’t sleep.”

“Why not?” Eric was caught off guard. “Isn’t this how we always slept?”

With a scoff, Hadley replied coldly, “You said it yourself–that was in the past. Things aren’t the same now as they used to be.”

Her return to him didn’t imply forgiveness.

“I don’t want you touching me… at least for now.”

Feeling the tension, Eric’s embrace tightened. “For now? How long will that last?”

“I don’t know,” Hadley responded, shaking her head. “I can’t specify a time for something I’m still uncertain about.”

In truth, if she was already carrying his child, this temporary distance might need to become permanent.

His silence prompted her to speak up again. “What, is that not acceptable?”

She was ready for his objection.

She knew he still had reasons to keep her close–because he had promised Linda.

As expected.

The room fell silent for a long stretch before Eric finally yielded.

“Fine.”

Yet, no sooner had he spoken than he tightened his grip on her.

Hadley tensed up.

“Hadley.”

She was about to voice her discomfort when Eric whispered, “I’ll respect all your wishes. But, can you promise me you’ll let go of Denver and stay by my side?”

After his request, he released her.

“Try to sleep. Goodnight.”

He then rolled away, turning his back to her.

In the quiet darkness, Hadley lay awake, her thoughts racing.

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What was he implying?

Their relationship was merely transactional, wasn’t it? Why did his concerns extend beyond mere convenience? Wasn’t he asking for too much?

was he making such a request when she hadn’t even brought up his lingering thoughts about

finally won over, and Hadley drifted

ice packs, offering her water, and even assisting her to change

and Hadley

later, she felt disoriented in

broke

was Joy, using Melba’s phone to call

greeted,

“You left yesterday without saying goodbye. I

you sad about that?”

little. Mommy, are you okay? Is work making you

heart–Joy was truly

Hadley knew she

worry, baby. Mommy’s doing just fine.”

at the clock and

of bed, walked over to the window, and

sunlight poured in, prompting her to shield

“Hadley!”

Eric entered. Confusion took over

be bothering

lost your

between them quickly, encircling her waist

widened in surprise.

anger was puzzling.

back

the closet and soon returned, kneeling in front of

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held her ankle gently and carefully pulled the

like the rest of her, were delicately shaped, with neatly trimmed, unpainted

feet, he paused before releasing her. The initial

firm, yet there was a softness to it now.

just recovered from a fever. Walking around barefoot isn’t wise. Do you

blinked, perplexed. Wasn’t this an overreaction?

were inside, after

central heating

was comfortably warm.

in the hospital with menstrual cramps? You need to be more cautious. It’s often

then cradled her feet in his hands, gently

was suddenly unsettled. What exactly

remembered his plea from the night before to forget Denver and how he had attentively cared for her throughout the night….

that she might reconsider their relationship, potentially

like the only plausible

withdrew her feet from

rose to his feet, gently tidying her disheveled

aware of her

of relief. “Seeing you’re ready to eat is a

hide a trace of self–satisfaction. “It’s good I brought you here.” Her fever had eased during the

can eat on your bed. Is that all

scrunched her nose, objecting. “I don’t eat where I

quirked an eyebrow

and effortlessly lifted her. “I’ll carry you