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

Chapter 296:

Settling onto the sofa, Hadley’s eyes inadvertently fell on a brown paper bag resting on the coffee table. It looked strikingly similar to one she’d seen earlier with Linda. Could this be the same?

“Do you recognize the scent?” Eric, having completed his tasks, approached and gestured toward the bag. “Feel free to open it.”

With a slight frown, Hadley hesitated, making no move toward the bag.

Eric anticipated her reaction. “Worried I might be trying something? Don’t be. It’s a treat you’ll enjoy.”

When he opened the paper bag for her, the sweet, tangy scent of candied hawthorns wafted through the room.

Sure enough, it was the same treat Linda had shown earlier.

“Don’t just look,” Eric said, offering her the bag. “Have one. They used to be a favorite of yours.”

tried to recall. Had she really enjoyed candied

a thing for sweet and sour treats, right? These are just the right

For her? Really?

her. She had seen Linda with the very same treats just earlier. Without that encounter, maybe she would have believed Eric’s words that these were for her. After all, she knew Eric himself

went out of his way

as small as a snack, he made

eating?” Eric asked after a while, noticing she

him and placing it on the table. She felt a slight tremor in her

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smacking his forehead as if just recalling the reason. “That’s why I

her to follow.

way. Also—” With a nod toward the bag on the table, he

“Alright.”

elevator to the underground parking, they made their way

the rearview mirror with a measured look. “We’re headed to the hospital. My brother—he’s woken up. I want you to