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

Chapter 484:

Hadley whispered his name multiple times, making sure he was deeply asleep on the couch, before she flicked on the bedside light and rose.

From her bag, she retrieved a compact medical kit—a blood drawing set.

With a resolute inhale, she moved toward the couch.

Eric lay there, deeply asleep.

Hadley grasped his arm and carefully rolled up the sleeve. Confident he wouldn’t stir—she had mixed a sleeping tablet into his sparkling water earlier.

Holding her breath, she meticulously followed the instructions Colleen had given her—tying the tourniquet, cleansing the skin, inserting the needle, and drawing the blood.

Afterward, she withdrew the needle.

Luckily, Eric’s veins were distinct, which facilitated a smooth procedure. Gazing at the blood-filled vial, Hadley offered a silent prayer, hoping the sample would prove valuable.

“Hadley! Hadley! Get up!”

her legs.

“Whoa!”

barely dodged her kick, missing a painful hit by inches. Moving quickly, he caught Hadley’s ankle in

let out a breathless chuckle. “Come on, get up. Did you forget

“Nope. Not happening.”

a hand without opening her eyes. “I don’t

at her,

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skipped the sunrise, she’d never let

up, blanket and all, and carried her onto the deck,

sleep

after another, her eyes watering

tired, huh?” Eric sat beside her, tugging the blanket snug around

sea breeze had a sharp bite, and

still not seeing the hype around waking up at the crack

“Just wait a second.”

got up and disappeared into the

he held something out to