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.”

wouldn’t need Ernest to step in—he’d be unable to forgive

eyes,” he murmured gently, his voice wrapping around her like the steam filling the room. “Lean back—I’ll

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

Perhaps this was just Eric Flynn’s unique way of showing affection. Still, she couldn’t help but

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wrapped her warmly in a

suspiciously, pulling back slightly. “I told you, I

to swallow,” Eric said calmly, assuming her resistance was just childish stubbornness. The doctor had reassured him that fluids and rest would suffice for her fever if she remained opposed to pills. He could accept that—but

held her wrist softly, his tone gently

you just flinch

his suspicion? “I’m feeling a bit thirsty.

course,” Eric answered immediately. “I’ll get it after applying