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?

for

girl he had met before, standing

over and knelt down to her level.

“Hmm?”

expression melting into a bright smile as she

ruffling her hair gently. “What are you doing here, little one? It’s past bedtime. Where is

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vending machine. “Strawberry milk.” What did she mean by that? Eric arched a brow. Was she

before him, he couldn’t possibly play the miser. Fishing out his wallet, he dropped a few coins into the slot and pressed the button. “There you go—strawberry

“Wow!”

tiny hands in delight. “Thank

into Eric’s arms, wrapping her little

whisper against his ear, she asked, “Do you know what it means to

such a young child asking about something as profound

watched Joy, dressed in a small hospital gown, and it struck him again that she was not just any child; she was a patient