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

Chapter 463:

“Ms. Pearson…”

“I’m alright.”

Hadley turned away, her teeth sinking into her lower lip to keep the flood of emotions at bay.

Pausing at the ward door, she inhaled deeply, willing the tears to retreat. She couldn’t let even a flicker of her turmoil show in front of Joy.

With a gentle push, she opened the door to the ward, the silence inside wrapping around her like a heavy cloak. The bed lay empty. Joy was nowhere to be seen.

Down in the first-floor lobby, Eric had just bid farewell to a business partner who had come to visit him and was making his way back to his ward. Out of the corner of his eye, a small, familiar figure caught his attention.

Huh?

doubled back for

he recognized the little girl he

and knelt down to her level.

“Hmm?”

turned, her puzzled expression melting into a bright smile as she recognized Eric. “It’s

warmly, ruffling her hair gently. “What are you doing here, little one?

𝖈𝖗𝖊𝖉𝖎𝖙 𝖌𝖔𝖊𝖘 𝖙𝖔: g⧉𝗮⧉𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗲⧉𝗅𝘀.⧉ⅽ𝗈⧉𝗆

vending machine. “Strawberry milk.” What did she mean by that?

child before him, he couldn’t possibly play the miser. Fishing out his wallet, he dropped a few coins into

“Wow!”

clapped her tiny hands in delight. “Thank you! You’re so

affection, she flung herself into Eric’s arms, wrapping

she asked, “Do you know what

young child asking about something

was a patient here. What could her condition be?