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

Chapter 533:

“Eric—I…” She pressed her bandaged hand against his chest, brows drawn together. “Let me do it myself.”

“You?” he murmured, eyes flicking pointedly to her injured hand. “With that hand wrapped like a mummy? Or those legs that can barely keep you standing?”

His hands moved faster, deftly removing the remaining fabric, driven by an urgency to keep her warm. Soon, her skin finally met the water’s warmth.

“Ahh…” Hadley sucked in a sharp breath as a jolt of pain rippled through her. The fact that she couldn’t stand on her own was his fault in the first place, wasn’t it?

It wasn’t the cold making her legs unsteady—it was the deep, tender bruises scattered across her body, especially on her thighs, each a painful reminder of the night before.

Eric saw them clearly beneath the water’s surface—every mark, every bruise—his doing. A heavy ache pressed against his chest.

The doctor’s quiet warning echoed back louder than ever. When he spoke, his voice was raw with guilt, each word weighed down by remorse. “I’m sorry. This was my fault… I promise it won’t happen again.”

there ever was a next time, Eric wouldn’t need

gently, his voice wrapping around her like the steam filling the

but didn’t resist. Some battles simply weren’t worth fighting. Ever since that first night at Silver Villas, Eric

almost unsettling, but soon enough, it became familiar, even comforting. Perhaps this was just Eric Flynn’s

𝖀ρ𝓭α𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝗇ɩү 𝗈𝗇 ɢ𝖺ⅼ𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀․ⅽ𝑜𝗆

lifted her effortlessly, wrapped her warmly in a soft towel, and carried her

Hadley asked suspiciously, pulling back slightly.

assuming her resistance was just childish stubbornness. The doctor had reassured him that fluids and rest would suffice for her fever if she

You don’t ingest it.” He held her wrist softly, his tone gently

bruises. Didn’t you just flinch from the

“I’m feeling

Eric answered immediately. “I’ll get it after