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.”

that’s to

continued, “I’ll put this away. You should wash up and eat something—it’ll

“Alright… thanks.”

Hadley was setting the food on the table,

he gently wrapped both arms around

stiffened briefly, caught off guard by his sudden closeness. Yet the tension left her quickly, and she said

unmoving, as he nestled his face against the curve of her neck.

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Hmm?

startled her. Was he trying to

say about us isn’t true—there’s nothing inappropriate

as he admitted, “Yes, I’ve cared for her over the years, but that’s all there is to it.

his way of reassuring

that Eric couldn’t see her expression, otherwise her

course,” Hadley murmured, keeping her voice carefully neutral, eager to end this conversation quickly. “I trust

deep down, her thoughts didn’t