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Too Late, Mr. Billionaire: You Can’t Afford Me Now

Chapter 216 She Didn’t Need His Love

The obstetrician spoke gently but gravely, her tone heavy with sympathy. “Mrs. Flynn… I’m so sorry…”

The words echoed painfully, shattering Hadley from within. A chill raced through her veins, freezing every nerve. The world blurred, and her breath caught sharply.

Beyond the curtain, Eric felt the same icy dread seize his heart.

He didn’t need to hear more–he knew what had happened. Their child, the one he’d barely begun to grasp the existence of, was gone before he’d even truly known them.

He ignored hospital protocol, yanking the curtain aside and rushing desperately to Hadley’s bedside.

“Mr. Flynn, you can’t go inside!” A nurse called urgently, stepping forward to stop him.

But Eric brushed past her, desperate to reach Hadley’s side. “Move aside!”

Rules be damned–nothing would keep him away from Hadley now.

“Hadley!”

Eric rushed frantically to her bedside, pulling her into his embrace, as though sheer strength alone could shield her from the devastation. He glared furiously at the medical team, his voice a raw, anguished accusation. “Why aren’t you doing anything? First, you let our child slip away–and now you’re standing idle while my wife suffers?”

His arms tightened instinctively around Hadley’s trembling frame.

Yet just as suddenly, his anger faded, replaced by a fragile tenderness as he turned to Hadley. “It’s alright,” he murmured softly into her hair, voice breaking slightly. “We’re young. We’ll have another chance… I promise, we’ll try again…”

Though he attempted

eassurance, Eric’s eyes betrayed his sorrow, reddening with tears he refused to let fall.

Hadley remained quiet, dazed in his arms.

Was he truly… grieving their child?

“Ugh…”

Just then, another sharp wave of pain seized her, wrenching a cry from her lips.

Eric snapped again, desperation bleeding into his anger, “Are you deaf? Do something, damn it! Don’t just stand

there!”

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hesitant glances, tension heavy in the silence, until all eyes settled anxiously on the obstetrician.

please understand. Your wife–she didn’t lose the child. There was

to replace his rage. “Wait… What

stood frozen, stunned into silence. He blinked blankly, shifting his

She shot upright, neck stiffening in shock. “That’s impossible!”

this

she’d even taken

murmured gently, immediately moving to support

against him before addressing the doctor again, voice steady but edged with quiet intensity. “Are you absolutely certain?

on her forehead,

tension.

pregnancies were rare but not unheard of.

Hadley. “Mrs. Flynn, how exactly

everything honestly, her heart sinking further with every word. “Could the

another possibility- your body might have reacted misleadingly due

doctor’s words, her grip tightening involuntarily on the

indeed taken such medication, eager to

have led to this

through blood tests at the

her eyes, exhaustion overwhelming her as she sank

was devastating, yet at least now

clear as he gently asked,

whispered faintly, nodding as she allowed herself

by an

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her shoulder

doctor offered a reassuring nod and gently. instructed them on follow–up care, “It’s nothing serious. Just avoid any strenuous activity for the next week and maintain a balanced

medical team finalized their prescriptions, carefully explaining the dosage and

the paperwork, Eric himself focused entirely on Hadley, carrying her

misunderstanding pressed heavily on

had been so certain–so prepared for an inevitable conclusion. The baby, she had thought, would be the end of

she had chosen to return to him for Elissa’s sake, this situation now

pregnancy, their connection

she wasn’t ready for that–not physically, not mentally.

his touch warm, grounding. “Hadley, do

confusion flickering

Happy?

a moment, she wondered if she had misheard. What could he possibly be happy about?

it–joy, pure and unguarded, lighting up his features. He wasn’t

But why?

for a stray lock of her hair, tucking it gently behind her ear before his

murmured, voice laced with something deep, something almost tender. “Your intention was.” He held her gaze, unwavering. “You wanted to have my child, didn’t you?”

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