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

Chapter 494:

Footsteps then broke the silence. Eric looked up sharply.

“Are you up now?”

Hadley approached, her hair neatly braided down her slender back.

Eric swallowed. It hadn’t been a dream—she had been there.

“Where were you?” he asked, a slight note of grievance in his voice.

“Just in the kitchen,” Hadley replied, gesturing toward it. “Your fridge was pretty empty, so I whipped up some sandwiches. And there’s a big pot of coffee, considering you drank last night.”

She stooped to retrieve the blanket, folding it carefully. Looking up, she asked, “How are you feeling now? Is your head still bothering you?”

“It’s better,” Eric replied, shaking his head slightly. “Just a little dizzy, that’s all.”

to be

this away. You should

“Alright… thanks.”

on the table, bathed in the

both arms around her waist, drawing

the tension left her

of her neck. His voice was quiet yet

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Hmm?

startled her. Was he

us isn’t true—there’s nothing inappropriate

as he admitted, “Yes, I’ve cared for her over the years, but that’s

way of reassuring

see her expression, otherwise her skepticism would

carefully neutral, eager to end this

deep down, her thoughts didn’t match her