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

Chapter 552:

He made another attempt to calm her. “Please, come home with me. You’re misunderstanding the situation.”

But Linda stood firm. “I won’t leave!”

No plea from Ernest could sway Linda. “Get out of my sight! I can’t stand looking at you!”

“Linda, please!” Ernest called out desperately as he grabbed her arm. “Let’s not cause a scene here, not in front of Eric and Hadley.”

“Ow!” A sharp pain made Linda grimace.

As tears began streaming down her cheeks, she said, “Release me! You’re hurting me!”

Upon realizing his mistake, Ernest’s expression softened; he had inadvertently grasped the area where Linda had been burned by spilling milk.

“My apologies,” he said quickly, a look of sincere regret crossing his face. “I didn’t mean to hurt you. Remember, your burn needs more care.”

hold to

go home

way!” She resisted fiercely,

pleading, “Eric, help me, please. I can’t go back

“Linda… Ernest.”

surveyed the tense scene before him, his gaze finally settling on Linda clutching his arm.

willing to go

at Hadley, his brow furrowed

now

suggesting instead, “Given Linda’s reluctance, perhaps

“That’s absurd!”

his disagreement, turning to remind his brother, “Did you even consider asking Hadley

her opinion. He had already extended the invitation without her input.

loomed large, not

wondering if he was

was right there, yet Eric had the nerve to invite another woman to stay over? Luckily for him, it didn’t bother her in the least.