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

Chapter 542:

“You’re right,” Hadley whispered softly, nodding again, yet unable to shake the heaviness from her chest.

Her mind drifted back to Elissa’s strange reaction.

Earlier, she’d explicitly mentioned Robin being married, but Elissa hadn’t shown even the slightest surprise.

She clearly already knew.

But then, why continue to entangle herself with Robin?

Elissa wasn’t the sort of person to willingly involve herself with someone married… was she?

Hadley’s thoughts turned restless, a troubling question echoing persistently within her—what exactly went wrong?

The drive to Silver Villas passed quietly, both lost in their own thoughts.

greeted them cheerfully.

pleased smile

gaze toward him, startled. Right—earlier, with Robin and Elissa, he had introduced her as

surface. She then asked

Eric said casually, clearly unbothered. “Because I told him

widened in disbelief. “Are you suffering from

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into the garage, and as he parked, he turned to face her

thoughtfully, caught off

voice and apologized. “Sorry—it’s just habit. You’ve been my wife for years, and the divorce… well, it’s

Really?

wasn’t convinced. She narrowed her eyes slightly, her voice firm. “There’s a clear difference between a wife and a girlfriend. Please remember

then nodded in reluctant surrender.

even as he agreed, a restless unease

back, he spoke again, disguising sincerity with

Hadley,” he said cautiously, a hopeful glint entering his eyes. “If things between us keep improving… who knows? Maybe someday we’ll reconcile