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

put this away. You should wash up and

“Alright… thanks.”

Hadley was setting the food on the

word, he gently wrapped both arms around her waist,

tension left

he nestled his face against the curve of her neck. His voice was quiet yet earnest. “Linda and

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Hmm?

Was he trying

about us isn’t true—there’s

cared for her over the years, but that’s all there is to

way

Eric couldn’t see her expression, otherwise her skepticism would have been

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

thoughts didn’t