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

Chapter 532:

Eric froze, mind blank for a moment. What did the doctor mean? Was it… what he thought it was?

The doctor’s next words confirmed exactly what Eric feared.

“Also, Mr. Flynn, for now, please try to avoid any… intimacy.”

Eric’s expression darkened. “Got it.” His voice came out gruff, clipped. “I’ll take my leave, then.”

Once the doctor was gone, Eric turned back to the bedroom. Without a word, he walked into the bathroom, ran a warm bath, and then returned to the bed. Leaning down, he slipped an arm beneath Hadley. The moment her body lifted slightly off the mattress, her eyes snapped open.

“What are you doing now?” she demanded. “You find me like this and you still can’t help but take advantage of me?”

Her breath hitched, but she didn’t hold back. “Go find someone else. I don’t want to see your face right now!”

feeling curled in Eric’s chest. Was she trying to get under his skin? What kind of girlfriend would

know you’re mad at me.” His gaze locked onto hers, piercing and unreadable. “But you’re mine, just like I’m yours. I’m not the kind of man who strays—who looks elsewhere when things get hard. That’s not who I

Eric’s tense expression, his features set

really

To provoke him—to push him just far enough

. com is your

and airy, as she looped her arms around

“We’re together, sure, but you don’t like

left her mouth, Eric felt a sharp, unseen force strike through his chest.

flicker of pain in his gaze, kept smiling. “I mean, I’m a pretty open-minded person. These days, even marriages can be open. Spouses have their own thing, no expectations, no restrictions. Why should

“You might not

like a whip. The teasing died on her lips as his heated, frustrated stare