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

Chapter 440:

“Thank you, Mommy! I absolutely adore it!”

“Are you happy?” Hadley stroked her daughter’s hair affectionately.

“Yes! I am!”

Joy’s expression radiated pure joy, and Hadley’s heart swelled with happiness. She managed to hold back her tears, choosing instead to beam back at her daughter.

“If Joy is happy, Mommy is happy too.”

Colleen approached with a glass of water. “Take a drink. You must’ve come straight from the airport, right?”

Aware of Hadley’s arrival, she had hurried over from her department.

Colleen, an intern doctor at the hospital and a PhD candidate at the University of Blathe’s medical school, took special care of Joy.

allowed Hadley to travel back to

expressed

raised eyebrow and a reassuring smile. “I’ll accept your thanks, but don’t

“Alright.”

Hadley chuckled softly.

typical of Colleen; she had a way

“Hadley.”

𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲: g𝖺𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀․𝖼𝗈𝗆

was absorbed in her

— the surgery is set for the next few

“Oh!”

mouth, tears springing to her eyes. “You’re relieved,

Hadley’s reaction perfectly, Colleen continued, “Joy’s condition isn’t life-threatening, but the surgery could vastly

she struggled to find the right words. Overcome with emotion, she could only

night, Hadley remained by Joy’s side until the little girl drifted off to sleep,

before the performance, Eric was finally