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

Chapter 554:

The wound was serious—a large red patch covered in clusters of tiny blisters.

With all the dressing and undressing, some had burst, leaving behind a mix of fluid and blood.

Eric’s brows knit together as he reached for a disinfectant swab.

“This might sting,” he warned.

“I’m prepared.”

Linda flinched as the swab touched her skin, but Eric was quick. “Just about finished.”

He then gently applied ointment to the burn.

“We’ll check how it’s healing in the morning,” he said.

“Okay.”

supplies, Linda’s voice quivered, a noticeable

heading upstairs already? Maybe you could

nod.

lips pressed together before she spoke, her voice laced with quiet frustration. “Aren’t you even going to

That question…

before exhaling. “I may not know the

fingers curled slightly, her smile

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tinged with something almost fragile. “But sometimes, the

no

things—especially emotions—were too personal for outsiders to untangle. Even well-meaning interference often backfired

“Eric.”

now, something deeper than before. “If—and

about? He won’t hurt you

didn’t want to entertain that

you—what

once promised me—you said you’d always be