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

Chapter 255:

“Marshall.” Eric’s expression hardened in an instant. He looked over at Barrie, who seemed also amused by the exchange, and his voice took on a stern edge. “I’m going to say this one last time—Linda is my sister-in-law, nothing more. I don’t want to hear another joke about her.”

There was a distinct change in his tone.

What was this all about?

They had often joked about this, yet Eric had never shown such irritation before.

Marshall and Barrie realized Eric was entirely serious. Pushing him further would surely make him snap.

“Understood.”

“Alright, noted.”

With a nod of approval, Eric’s features softened. “I’ll be leaving now.”

“Hold on, who’s the mystery person? Have you found someone special?”

not introduce

on, share

he departed, Eric dismissed them with a wave.

seeing someone,

sense now why he didn’t want us joking about Linda—he

held his beer tightly and

her

let go from Galant, she was urgently in

“Who is it?”

phone down and moved to

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react, she saw a long leg cross her threshold. Eric walked in confidently, one hand carrying a bag and the other flinging his suit jacket in her

reflexively. Why

own, setting the bag on the multipurpose table where she dined,

“Didn’t you go out today? What have you been up

herself from lashing out. She merely gave him a sharp look. “Nothing. Just watching some

behind by the landlord, buzzed quietly in the background,