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

recognized the little girl he

knelt

“Hmm?”

puzzled expression melting into a bright smile as she recognized

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

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

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

“Wow!”

her tiny hands in delight.

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

in a hushed whisper against his ear, she asked, “Do you know

Eric was startled. The innocence of such a young child asking about something as profound as death caught him

any child; she was