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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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tension heavy in the silence, until all eyes settled anxiously

wife–she didn’t lose the child. There was never

to replace his rage. “Wait… What did you

blinked blankly, shifting his gaze

Hadley’s reaction was far more visceral. She shot

this

she’d even taken a

immediately moving to support

voice steady but edged with quiet intensity. “Are you absolutely certain? My wife wouldn’t have

obstetrician, perspiration beading subtly on her forehead, maintained her professional calm despite the

tension.

pregnancies were rare but not

her attention gently to Hadley. “Mrs. Flynn, how exactly

further with every word. “Could the

impossible. There’s also another possibility- your body might have reacted misleadingly due to stimulants like ovulation–inducing medications…”

heart jolted painfully at the doctor’s words, her grip tightening involuntarily on the bed

eager to conceive as

led to this cruel

continued, “For absolute certainty, it’s always best to confirm pregnancy through blood tests at the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Flynn, please consider doing so next time.”

closed her eyes, exhaustion overwhelming her as she sank weakly into

least now Eric’s anxious

as he gently asked, “Your

nodding as she allowed herself to lean more fully

exited, replaced moments later by an orthopedic specialist who promptly

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but careful examination, he confirmed her shoulder was indeed dislocated.

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 diet.”

team finalized their prescriptions, carefully explaining the dosage and timing before declaring her

Eric’s subordinate handled the paperwork, Eric himself focused entirely on Hadley, carrying her out of the

her eyes shut the entire time. The weight of the misunderstanding pressed

prepared for an inevitable conclusion. The baby, she had thought, would be the end

sake, this situation

the pregnancy, their connection remained open–ended. Unresolved.

she wasn’t ready for that–not physically,

gently against her cheek, his touch warm, grounding. “Hadley, do you know

eyes fluttered open, confusion flickering in them.

Happy?

a moment, she wondered if she had misheard.

gaze, she saw it–joy, pure and unguarded,

But why?

of her hair, tucking it gently behind her ear before his fingers lingered, tracing down to her jaw. His expression was unreadable,

laced with something deep, something almost tender. “Your intention

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