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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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Chapter 216 She Didn’t Need His Love

silence, until all eyes settled anxiously on the obstetrician.

stepping forward cautiously. “Mr. Flynn, please understand. Your wife–she didn’t lose the child. There was never a miscarriage. Mrs. Flynn…

to replace his rage. “Wait… What

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

was far more visceral. She shot upright,

this

period had never come, and she’d even taken a test. Had

gently, immediately moving

heavily against him before addressing the doctor again, voice steady but edged with quiet intensity. “Are you absolutely certain? My wife wouldn’t have

perspiration beading subtly on her forehead, maintained her professional

tension.

rare but not unheard

Hadley. “Mrs. Flynn, how exactly did

further with every

There’s also another possibility- your body might have reacted

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

such medication, eager

led to

confirm pregnancy through blood tests at the hospital. Mr. and

her as

least now Eric’s anxious heart could

looked tenderly down at Hadley, noticing her quiet suffering. His voice softened, concern clear as he

she allowed herself

replaced moments later by an

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he confirmed her shoulder was

a reassuring nod and gently. instructed them on follow–up care, “It’s nothing serious. Just avoid any strenuous activity for

the dosage and timing before declaring her

Eric himself focused entirely on Hadley, carrying her out of the

eyes shut the entire time. The weight of the misunderstanding

The baby, she had thought, would be the end of their entanglement. A

Elissa’s sake, this situation now felt entirely different–far more

pregnancy, their

for that–not physically, not

her silence for awkwardness. Reaching out, he brushed his fingers gently against her cheek, his touch warm, grounding. “Hadley, do you know something?” His voice was softer than she expected, almost… pleased. “I don’t think I’ve ever been this happy.”

open, confusion flickering in

Happy?

she wondered if she had misheard. What could he

she saw it–joy, pure and unguarded, lighting up his

But why?

her ear before his fingers lingered, tracing down to her jaw. His expression was unreadable, yet undeniably

laced with something deep, something almost tender. “Your intention was.” He held her gaze, unwavering.

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