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 a closer

little girl he had met before, standing

and knelt down

“Hmm?”

a bright smile as she recognized Eric. “It’s

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

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

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

“Wow!”

her tiny hands in delight.

a burst of affection, she flung herself into Eric’s

in a hushed whisper against his ear, she

child

again that she was not just any child; she was a patient here. What could her condition be? The thought of