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

Chapter 488:

Caught off guard, Eric stumbled over his words.

There wasn’t much he could say in his defense. He had always wanted to invite Hadley, but her agreement had been necessary. Besides, they had only just started dating again.

“Relax, Grandma. If she ever craves something in the future, I’ll make sure she gets it,” Eric finally reassured her, sneaking a hopeful look toward Hadley.

Yet Hadley sat quietly, acting as if his promise had gone unheard, her attention focused elsewhere.

At that moment, a waiter pushed open the door to their private room, carefully bringing in the freshly prepared dishes. “Please enjoy your dinner.”

After placing everything on the table, the waiter quickly exited, leaving them alone.

Without warning, Ernest lifted his hand and began spinning the lazy Susan.

Surprised, Linda quickly reached out to steady him. “Ernest, what is it? Just tell me what you want. I’ll pass it to you.”

“That’s not it…”

continued rotating the table until several dishes

realized every dish before her was something

remember what

soft warmth filled her chest. “Thank

responded softly, withdrawing his hand with a

carefully

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“Do you want more? I can have

had always been

said, stopping him. “There’s already more food than we can

placing them onto Hadley’s plate. “It’s good protein.

with food Nyla had eagerly added, Hadley felt

ease. “Start eating. I’ll finish whatever you don’t.” He shot her a playful

a sense of unease growing within

in this family

strands of her hair slipped down. Eric instinctively reached out and carefully tucked them